. | Posttransplantation Specimen . | Pretransplantation Specimen . | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HEV Infection Status . | PCR . | IgG . | IgM . | PCR . | IgG . | IgM . |
Active Infection | POS | +/− | +/− | NT | NT | NT |
Acute/Recent Infectiona (IgM) | NEG | +/− | POS | NEG | NEG | NEG |
Acute/Recent Infectiona (Seroconversion) | NEG | POS | NEG | NEG | NEG | NEG |
Past Infection | NEG | POS | NEG | +/− | POS | +/− |
. | Posttransplantation Specimen . | Pretransplantation Specimen . | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HEV Infection Status . | PCR . | IgG . | IgM . | PCR . | IgG . | IgM . |
Active Infection | POS | +/− | +/− | NT | NT | NT |
Acute/Recent Infectiona (IgM) | NEG | +/− | POS | NEG | NEG | NEG |
Acute/Recent Infectiona (Seroconversion) | NEG | POS | NEG | NEG | NEG | NEG |
Past Infection | NEG | POS | NEG | +/− | POS | +/− |
Abbreviations: HEV, hepatitis E virus; Ig, immunoglobulin; NEG, negative; NT, not tested; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; POS, positive.
a The term “acute/recent” here refers to HEV infection after transplantation.
. | Posttransplantation Specimen . | Pretransplantation Specimen . | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HEV Infection Status . | PCR . | IgG . | IgM . | PCR . | IgG . | IgM . |
Active Infection | POS | +/− | +/− | NT | NT | NT |
Acute/Recent Infectiona (IgM) | NEG | +/− | POS | NEG | NEG | NEG |
Acute/Recent Infectiona (Seroconversion) | NEG | POS | NEG | NEG | NEG | NEG |
Past Infection | NEG | POS | NEG | +/− | POS | +/− |
. | Posttransplantation Specimen . | Pretransplantation Specimen . | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HEV Infection Status . | PCR . | IgG . | IgM . | PCR . | IgG . | IgM . |
Active Infection | POS | +/− | +/− | NT | NT | NT |
Acute/Recent Infectiona (IgM) | NEG | +/− | POS | NEG | NEG | NEG |
Acute/Recent Infectiona (Seroconversion) | NEG | POS | NEG | NEG | NEG | NEG |
Past Infection | NEG | POS | NEG | +/− | POS | +/− |
Abbreviations: HEV, hepatitis E virus; Ig, immunoglobulin; NEG, negative; NT, not tested; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; POS, positive.
a The term “acute/recent” here refers to HEV infection after transplantation.
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