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Table 4 PCR results compared to viral load measured at sampling

From: Molecular characterisation of human hepatitis E virus from Italy: comparative analysis of five reverse transcription-PCR assays

Load (Real-time RT-PCR)

N

% positive (RT-PCR nested)

  

Method A

Method B

Method C

Method D

Method E

All

+++

3

33

33

33

33

66

66

++

12

42

17

25

17

17

58

+

9

22

0

0

0

11

22

Total

24

33

13

17

13

21

46