Development of a new ultra sensitive real-time PCR assay (ultra sensitive RTQ-PCR) for the quantification of HBV-DNA

Table 1 Epidemiological, molecular and serological features of 27 samples obtained from 22 Blood Donors with Occult Hepatitis B Infection*

Patient ID	Sample	dHBV¹	In-house Assay	IU/mL	aanti-HBc (IgM)	anti-Hbs	anti-HBe
Blood donor 1	1	+	+	69.2	-	-	-
	2	+	+	89.1	-	+
Blood donor 2	3	+	-		-	-	-
Blood donor 3	4	+	-		-	-	-
Blood donor 4	5	+	+	10.2	-	+	-
	6	+	+	40.7	-	+	-
Blood donor 5	7	+	+	25.1
	8	-	+	97.7	-	+	-
Blood donor 6	9	+	+	46.8	-	-	+
Blood donor 7	10	+	+	25.1	-	+	+
Blood donor 8	11	+	-		-	-	+
Blood donor 9	12	+	+	47.9	-	-	+
Blood donor 10	13	+	+	346.7	-	-	+
Blood donor 11	14	+	+	26.9	-	+	-
Blood donor 12	15	-	-		-	-	+
Blood donor 13	16	+	-		-	+	-
Blood donor 14	17	+	+	13.5	-	+	-
Blood donor 15	18	+	+	27.5	-	+	-
Blood donor 16	19	-	-		-	-	+
Blood donor 17	20	-	+	15.8	-	+	+
	21	-	-		-	+	+
Blood donor 18	22	+	+	41.7	-	-	+
	23	-	-		-	-	+
Blood donor 19	24	-	+	25.1	-	+	+
Blood donor 20	25	+	+	91.2	-	-	-
Blood donor 21	26	+	-		-	-	-
Blood donor 22	27	-	+	24.0	+	+	+

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