HBV DNA Quantification: Results from the UK NEQAS Proficiency Panel

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HBV DNA Quantification Results from the UK NEQAS
Proficiency Panel

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HBV DNA quantification

• Monitor active infection
• Monitor patients response to therapy
• Infectivity of Health Care Workers

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Challenges

• Specimen preparation
• Dynamic range of assays
• Units
• Scoring
• Participants diluting specimens

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Dynamic ranges of HBV DNA commercial
assays
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Stability
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Pre-pilot
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Pilot 1
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Pilot 1
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Pilot 2
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Pilot 2
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HBV DNA Units