Early detection of hepatitis B surface antigen and detection of HBsAg mutants: A comparison of five assays

Vox Sanguinis

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 219-221

  Zaaijer, Hans L ^a,c   Vrielink, H ^b   Koot, M ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Blood Bank Amsterdam ^*  (Netherlands)

^c CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ELISA; HBsAg; HBsAg mutant; Sensitivity; Seroconversion

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS MUTANT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MUTATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STANDARD;

DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MUTATION; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REFERENCE STANDARDS; ROBOTICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0035522351     PISSN: 00429007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1423-0410.2001.00110.x     Document Type: Article

References (1)

1. Coleman PF, Chen YCJ, Mushawar IK: Immunoassay detection of hepatitis B surface antigen mutants. J Med Virol 1999; 59:19-24