Increased detection of antibody to hepatitis C virus in renal transplant patients by third-generation assays

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 437-440

  Soffredini, Roberta ^b   Rumi, Mariagrazia ^b   Lampertico, Pietro ^b   Aroldi, Adriana ^b   Tarantino, Antonio ^b   Ponticelli, Claudio ^b   Colombo, Massimo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

antibody to hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis C virus; hepatitis C virus RNA; recombinant immunoblot assay; renal transplantation; third generation tests

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0029829094     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(96)90503-X     Document Type: Article

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