Performance characteristics of a combined hepatitis C virus core antigen and anti–hepatitis C virus antibody test in different patient groups

Performance characteristics of a combined hepatitis C virus core antigen and anti–hepatitis C virus antibody test in different patient groups

We evaluated the performance of a hepatitis C virus (HCV) antigen/antibody combination test [Murex HCV Antigen/Antibody Combination Test (Murex Ag/Ab test)] by comparing it with the current third-generation HCV antibody enzyme immunoassay (anti-HCV). A total of 403 serum samples were consecutively c...

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Main Authors: Jeng-Fu Yang, Ya-Yun Lin, Meng-Hsuan Hsieh, Chiu-Hung Tsai, Shu-Fen Liu, Ming-Lung Yu, Chia-Yen Dai, Jee-Fu Huang, Wen-Yi Lin, Zu-Yau Lin, Shinn-Chern Chen, Wan-Long Chuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-07-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Subjects:
HCV antigen/antibody combination test
HCV infection
HIV infection
Third-generation HCV antibody enzyme immunoassay
Uremia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X11000325

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