Comparison of Real-Time PCR Assays for Monitoring Serum Hepatitis B Virus DNA Levels during Antiviral Therapy
- 1 August 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 44 (8), 2983-2987
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02544-05
Abstract
The performance characteristics of the RealART and Molecular Beacons assays were compared with those of the Digene Hybrid Capture II assay (ultrasensitive). The results of the RealART and Digene Hybrid assays were related (r = 0.94; P < 0.001) and diverged by 2 orders of magnitude. The RealART assay can be used to effectively monitor serum hepatitis B virus DNA levels.Keywords
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