Evaluation of performance of the RIBA processor system for automated analysis of the strip immunoblot assay for detection of antibodies to hepatitis C virus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2331-2336

  Icardi, Giancarlo ^a   Bonanni, Paolo ^b   Raffo, Anna Maria ^a   Masini, Anna ^a   Orione, Lorenzo ^a   De Martini, Maria ^a   Crovari, Pietro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN;

AFTERCARE; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEROCONVERSION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; SIA;

EID: 0030743236     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.9.2331-2336.1997     Document Type: Article

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