Chooramani G, Samal J, Rani N, Singh G, Agarwal R, Bajpai M, Kumar M, Prasad M, Gupta E. Performance evaluation of NeuMoDx 96 system for hepatitis B and C viral load. World J Virol 2023; 12(4): 233-241 [PMID: 37970568 DOI: 10.5501/wjv.v12.i4.233]
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Ekta Gupta, FRCPath (London), MBBS, MD, Professor, Department of Clinical Virology, Institute of Liver & Biliary Sciences, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110070, India. ektagaurisha@gmail.com
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Virology
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Retrospective Study
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World J Virol. Sep 25, 2023; 12(4): 233-241 Published online Sep 25, 2023. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v12.i4.233
Table 1 Comparison of characteristics between assay 1 and assay 2
Parameter
HBV
HCV
Assay 1
Assay 2
Assay 1
Assay 2
Sample volume
550 µL plasma
650 µL plasma
550 µL plasma
650 µL plasma
Turnaround time
Approximately 1.00 h
Approximately 5.00 h
Approximately 1.25 h
Approximately 5.45 h
LOD in IU/mL
8.0
20
8.0
≥ 15
LLOQ as log10 IU/mL
0.9
1.3
0.9
1.5
Linear range quantification as log10 IU/mL
1-9
1.3-8.2
1-9
1.5
Table 2 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study population
Characteristic
HBV patient group
HCV patient group
Patients, n
99
87
Sex as M/F ratio
3.34:1.00
1.71:1.00
Age in yr, mean ± SD
44.0 ± 14.6
46.0 ± 14.9
Total bilirubin in mg/dL, median (IQR)
0.83 (0.59-0.83)
0.95 (0.58-2.15)
Direct bilirubin in mg/dL, median (IQR)
0.18 (0.10-0.47)
0.25 (0.10-0.62)
ALT values in IU/mL, median (IQR)
32.5 (23.2-60.1)
33 (17.0-59.7)
AST values in IU/mL, median (IQR)
36 (28.00-62.75)
46 (27.0-99.2)
NeuMoDx viral load as log10 IU/mL, median (IQR)
2.9 (2.0-4.3)
4.9 (4.2-5.4)
COBAS viral load as log10 IU/mL, median (IQR)
3.7 (2.28-4.56)
5.1 (4.07-5.80)
Table 3 Comparison of hepatitis B virus viral load results between assay 1 and assay 2
Range of viral load as log10 IU/mL
HBV
Assay 1, n = 49
Assay 2, n = 49
101-103
n = 25 (51.0%)
n = 19 (38.7%)
103-106
n = 18 (36.7%)
n = 25 (51.0%)
> 106
n = 6 (12.2%)
n = 5 (10.2%)
Table 4 Comparison of hepatitis C virus viral load results between assay 1 and assay 2
Range of viral load (log10 IU/mL)
HCV
Assay 1 (n = 39)
Assay 2 (n = 39)
101-103
n = 4 (10.2%)
n = 2 (5.1%)
103-106
n = 32 (82.0%)
n = 28 (71.7%)
> 106
n = 3 (7.69%)
n = 9 (23.07%)
Citation: Chooramani G, Samal J, Rani N, Singh G, Agarwal R, Bajpai M, Kumar M, Prasad M, Gupta E. Performance evaluation of NeuMoDx 96 system for hepatitis B and C viral load. World J Virol 2023; 12(4): 233-241