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Table 1 Summary of infectious disease testing of blood samples used in this study

From: No evidence of bovine leukemia virus proviral DNA and antibodies in human specimens from Japan

Target testing

Method

Result

Hepatitis B surface (HBs) antigen testing

CLEIA

Negative

Hepatitis B core (HBc) antibody testing

CLEIA

Negative

HB virus (HBV) DNA nucleic acid testing

PCR

Negative

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody testing

CLEIA

Negative

HCV DNA nucleic acid testing

PCR

Negative

Human immunodeficiency virus type-1, 2 (HIV-1, 2) antibody testing

CLEIA

Negative

HIV-1, 2 DNA nucleic acid testing

PCR

Negative

Human T-leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-I) antibody testing

CLEIA

Negative

Syphilis treponemal antibody testing

CLEIA

Negative

Human parvovirus B19 antigen testing

CLEIA

Negative

  1. CLEIA: Chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay; PCR: Polymerase chain reaction