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Comparison of the Abbott RealTime HBV assay with the Roche Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas TaqMan HBV assay for HBV DNA detection and quantification.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jul 2014
Yeh Ming-Lun, Huang Chung-Feng, Hsieh Ming-Yen, Huang Jee-Fu, Dai Chia-Yen, Yu Ming-Lung, Chuang Wan-Long
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Measurement of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA levels is essential in the clinical management of patients with chronic HBV infection. Performance and accuracy of quantitation for HBV DNA are therefore critical in clinical practice. OBJECTIVES: We aimed to compare and evaluate the performance characteristics of two HBV DNA quantitative assays: Abbott RealTime HBV (RealTime assay) and Cobas AmpliPrep/Cobas...
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