著者
中下 俊哉 江口 有一郎 高橋 宏和 大座 紀子 桑代 卓也 河口 康典 黒木 茂高 尾崎 岩太 水田 敏彦 小野 尚文 江口 尚久 藤本 一眞
出版者
一般社団法人 日本肝臓学会
雑誌
肝臓 (ISSN:04514203)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.49, no.10, pp.483-484, 2008 (Released:2008-10-30)
参考文献数
3

COBAS TaqMan HBV Test (real-time PCR method) is a new method to detect HBV-DNA with higher sensitivity and broader range of quantification than conventional methods. We evaluated HBV-DNA load by COBAS TaqMan HBV Test in comparison with Amplicor HBV Monitor Test in chronic hepatitis B patients undergoing administration of nucleoside analogue. Forty chronic hepatitis B patients were recruited. In 33 patients with less than 2.6 logcopy/mL by Amplicor HBV Monitor, Taq Man HBV Test showed less than 1.8 logcopy/mL of HBV-DNA and no amplified reaction signal in 22 patients, whereas amplified reaction signal was detected in 11 patients (33.3%). COBAS TaqMan HBV Test is more sensitive and preferable for evaluation of HBV viral load in anti viral therapy.