Comparison of Procleix Ultrio Elite and Procleix Ultrio NAT Assays for Screening of Transfusion Transmitted Infections among Blood Donors in India

Table 2

Detailed serology results and viral load of NAT yields detected by both PUA and PUE assay.

Test summary, total samples tested 10015
S. number	Sample ID	UE	Ultrio	Serology	Serology	Viral load	Supplemental serology (CMIA)			Interpretation	Remarks
				(ELISA)	(CMIA)	(IU/mL)	Anti-HBc total	Anti-HBs	Anti-HBe
1	3301	HBV	NR	NR	NR	12	R	R	R	Occult HBV	PUE yield
2	3404	HBV	NR	NR	NR	ND	R	NR	R	Occult HBV	PUE yield
3	4004	HIV/HBV	HIV	Anti-HIV	Anti-HIV	HBV-ND	Equivocal	NR	R	Occult HBV	HBV/HIV coinfection; (extra HBV detected by PUE only)
4	4278	HBV	NR	NR	NR	68	Equivocal	NR	R	Occult HBV	PUE yield
5	4737	HBV	NR	NR	NR	13	R	NR	NR	Occult HBV	PUE yield
6	6326	HBV	NR	NR	NR	105	R	NR	NR	Occult HBV	PUE yield
7	7750	HIV/HBV	HIV	Anti-HIV	Anti-HIV	HBV-35	R	NR	R	Occult HBV	HBV/HIV coinfection; (extra HBV detected by PUE only)
8	4863	HBV	NR	NR	NR	ND	R	R	NR	Occult HBV	PUE yield
9	9020	HBV	NR	NR	NR	<10	R	NR	NR	Occult HBV	PUE yield
10	10267	HBV	NR	NR	NR	20	R	NR	NR	Occult HBV	PUE yield
11	4502	HBV/HCV	HBV	HBsAg	HBsAg	ND	NR			WP HCV infection	HBV/HCV coinfection; (extra HCV detected by PUE only)
12	10187	HCV	NR	NR	NR	ND	NR			WP HCV infection	PUE yield
13	10489	HBV/HCV	HBV	HBsAg	HBsAg	ND	NR			WP HCV infection	HBV/HCV coinfection; (extra HCV detected by PUE only)
14	30765	HBV	NR	NR	NR	ND	R	NR	R	Occult HBV	PUE yield
15	31956	HBV	NR	NR	NR	ND	R	NR	R	Occult HBV	PUE yield
16	31257	HBV	HBV	NR	NR	110	NR	NR	NR	WP HBV infection	PUA and PUE yield
17	31317	HBV	RR & DNR	NR	NR	35	R	NR	NR	Occult HBV	PUE yield
18	32029	HBV	HBV	NR	NR	30	R	NR	NR	Occult HBV	PUA and PUE yield
19	32112	HBV	HBV	NR	NR	26	R	R	NR	Occult HBV	PUA and PUE yield
20	30992	HBV	NR	NR	NR	12	R	NR	NR	Occult HBV	PUE yield
21	30589	HCV/HBV	HCV	HCV	HCV	HBV- ND	R	R	NR	Occult HBV	HBV/HCV coinfection; (extra HBV detected by PUE only)

Equivocal (even after repeat testing in duplicate); R: reactive; NR: nonreactive; RR: repeat reactive; DNR: discriminatory nonreactive; ND: not detected, PUE: Procleix Ultrio Elite; PUA: Procleix Ultrio assay.