TABLE 1.
Assessment of HEV RNA in the PBMCs of AHE by RT-qPCR and nested PCR.
| Patient ID | HEV RNA by RT-qPCR | HEV RNA in PBMCs | ||
| targeting HEV | by nested RT-PCR | |||
| ORF2/3 (IU/ml) |
targeting ORF1 |
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| Plasma | PBMCs | (+) strand | (−) strand | |
| Pt#1 | + | + | + | + |
| Pt#2 | + | + | + | − |
| Pt#3 | + | + | + | − |
| Pt#4 | + | + | + | + |
| Pt#5 | + | <LOQa | − | − |
| Pt#6 | + | + | + | − |
| Pt#7 | + | + | + | − |
| Pt#8 | + | + | + | − |
| Pt#9 | + | + | + | − |
| Pt#10 | + | + | + | − |
| PT#11 | + | + | + | + |
| Pt#12 | + | + | + | − |
| Pt#13 | + | <LOQa | − | − |
| Pt#14 | + | + (at LOQ) | − | − |
| Pt#15 | + | + | + | − |
| Pt#16 | + | + | + | − |
| Pt#17 | + | + | + | + |
aMeans under Limit of quantification (LOQ), LOQ is 300 IU/ml. +, means positive, −: means negative.