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Volume 19, Number 5—May 2013
Research

World Health Organization International Standard to Harmonize Assays for Detection of Hepatitis E Virus RNA

Sally A. BaylisComments to Author , Johannes Blümel, Saeko Mizusawa, Keiji Matsubayashi, Hidekatsu Sakata, Yoshiaki Okada, C. Micha Nübling, Kay-Martin O. Hanschmann, and the HEV Collaborative Study Group
Author affiliations: Paul-Ehrlich-Institut, Langen, Germany (S.A. Baylis, J. Blümel, C.M. Nübling, K.-M.O. Hanschmann); National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan (S. Mizusawa, Y. Okada); Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido Block Blood Center, Sapporo, Japan (K. Matsubayashi, H. Sakata)

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Figure 1

Histograms showing results for quantitative and qualitative assays conducted by 23 laboratories for the determination of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA content of sample 1 (A), sample 2 (B), sample 3 (C), and sample 4 (D). White indicates quantitative assays (log10 copies/mL); gray indicates qualitative assays (log10 nucleic acid amplification technique (NAT)–detectable units/mL). Number of laboratories is indicated on the vertical axis. Laboratory code numbers are indicated in the respective b

Figure 1. . . Histograms showing results for quantitative and qualitative assays conducted by 23 laboratories for the determination of the hepatitis E virus (HEV) RNA content of sample 1 (A), sample 2 (B), sample 3 (C), and sample 4 (D). White indicates quantitative assays (log10 copies/mL); gray indicates qualitative assays (log10 nucleic acid amplification technique (NAT)–detectable units/mL). Number of laboratories is indicated on the vertical axis. Laboratory code numbers are indicated in the respective boxes.

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1Members of the HEV Collaborative Study Group are listed at the end of this article.

2In memory of Thomas Laue.

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