Detection of antibodies to hepatitis C virus: False-negative results in an automated chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (ARCHITECT® Anti-HCV) compared to a microparticle enzyme immunoassay (AxSYM HCV Version 3.0)

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 211-215

  Myrmel, Helge ^a   Navaratnam, Vasanthan ^a   Åsjø, Birgitta ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antibodies; HCV; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION;

AUTOMATION; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 26444527370     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2005.05.013     Document Type: Article

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