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Instrument comparison of R8 with an open system was conducted using Molecision HBV DNA and\n                      <jats:italic>Chlamydia trachomatis<\/jats:italic>\n                      \/\n                      <jats:italic>Ureaplasma urealyticum<\/jats:italic>\n                      \/\n                      <jats:italic>Neisseria gonorrhoeae<\/jats:italic>\n                      (CT\/UU\/NG) triplex assays. Systemic comparison of R8 and combined reagents with Sansure system were conducted on HBV DNA, CT, UU, and NG assays of their own.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In modular evaluation, the imprecision of both modules was all below 5% and Passing-Bablok (PB) regression and Bland-Altman (BA) analysis showed closeness to y\u2009=\u2009x and biases below 0.15 lg IU\/mL. Instrument comparison obtained a regression equation of y\u2009=\u20090.982x\u2009+\u20090.084 and a bias of 0.05 lg IU\/mL for HBV DNA detection in serum and agreement rates all above 96.5% for CT, UU and NG detection in genital tract samples. In the systemic comparison, the regression equation was y\u2009=\u20091.024x\u2009+\u20090.096 and the bias was 0 lg IU\/mL for HBV DNA. For CT, UU and NG, the agreement rates were also all larger than 96.5%.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Analytical performance of Molecision R8 was superior or comparable to commercial nucleic acid purification and PCR systems. Molecision R8 alone or combined with related reagents are robust in measuring serum and genital tract samples. 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