Table 4 The results of NAT in some repeat donors during the follow up study
From: Characteristic of HBV nucleic acid amplification testing yields from blood donors in China
Groups of the results in NAT+ELISA− donors (numbers) | Non-repeated positive | Non-discriminated positive | Non-repeated HBV-DNA positive | Repeated HBV-DNA positive | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All follow up donors | 104 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 138 |
NAT+ donors in follow up study | 36 | 6 | 10 (2)* | 6 | 58 (2) |
Groups of the results in follow-up study | |||||
Non-repeated positive | 18 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 23 |
Non-discriminated positive | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Non-repeated HBV-DNA positive | 6 | 2 | 2 (1) | 0 | 10 (1) |
Repeated HBV-DNA positive | 7 | 3 | 5 (1) | 4 | 19 (1) |
The interval time (months) of the NAT+ results (± SD) | 32.07 (± 27.21) | 29.38 (± 23.89) | 24.54 (± 19.84) | 12.68 (± 13.56)# | 28.83 (± 25.62) |