Collaborative study to assess the suitability of an HCV RNA reference sample for detection of an HCV RNA in plasma pools by PCR

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 148-151

  Saldanha, J ^a   Minor, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STANDARDS AND CONTROL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0029871933     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1996.tb01313.x     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Sugitani M, Inchauspé G, Shindo M. Pnnce AM: Sensitivity of serological assays to identify blood donors with hepatitis C viraemia. Lancet 1992;339:1018-1019
2. Cardoso MS, Jochem H, Hesse R, Epple S, Koerner K, Kubanek B: Evaluating recombinant protein immunoblot assay and polymerase chain reaction for diagnosis of non-A, non-B hepatitis J of Infect Dis 1992;166:450-451.
3. Dow BC, Follett EAC, Munro H, Buchanan I, Roy K, McOmish F, Yap PL, Simmonds P: Failure of 2nd- and 3rd-generation HCV ELISA and RIBA to detect HCV polymerase chain reaction-positive donations. Vox Sang 1994;67: 236-237.
4. Vrielink H, van der Poel CL, Reesink HW, Zaaijer HL, Lelie PN: Transmission of hepatitis C virus by anti-HCV-negative blood transfusion. Vox Sang 1995;68:55-56.
5. Zaaijer HL, Cuypers HTM, Reesink HW, Winkel HW, Gerken G, Lelie PN: Reliability of polymerase chain reaction for detection of hepatitis C virus. Lancet 1993;341:722-724.
6. Prati D, Capelli C, Bosoni P, Mozzi F, Zanella A, Sirchia G: Determination of hepatitis C virus RNA in the serum by the Amplicor HCV PCR kit Vox Sang 1994;67:112-114