Evaluation of the new automated enzymun-test® Anti-HBc plus for the detection of hepatitis B virus core antibody

Intervirology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-23

  Weber, Bernard ^a,b   Michl, Ulrike ^c   Mühlbacher, Annelies ^c   Paggi, Giancarlo ^d   Bossi, Vincenzo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL FRANKFURT   (Germany)

^b Laboratoires Reunis Kutter Lieners Hastert Centre Langwies   (Luxembourg)

^c Blutzentrale L ^*  (Austria)

^d AMEDEO DI SAVOIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anti HBc; Dithiothreitol; Potassium bisulfite

Indexed keywords

BISULFITE; DITHIOTHREITOL; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SERUM;

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DNA VIRUSES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0031668574     PISSN: 03005526     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024911     Document Type: Article

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