Analytical and laboratory evaluation of a new fully-automated third generation enzyme immunoassay for the detection of antibodies to the hepatitis C virus

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 113-122

  Bonanni, P ^a   Icardi, G C ^b   Raffo, A M ^b   Ferrari Bravo, M ^b   Roccatagliata, A ^b   Crovari, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

automation; evaluation; third generation anti HCV screening tests

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; VIRUS CHARACTERIZATION; VIRUS DETECTION;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0030459214     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(96)02092-7     Document Type: Article

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