Evaluation of a new automated assay for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) detection VIDAS HBsAg Ultra

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 109-117

  Weber, Bernard ^a,b   Van der Taelem Brulé, Natacha ^a   Berger, Annemarie ^b   Simon, François ^c   Geudin, Marie ^c   Ritter, Jaques ^d  

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

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c HÔPITAL CHARLES NICOLLE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Isolated anti HBc; Nucleic acid amplification technology (NAT); Subtype; Surface antigen mutant

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN;

AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; DILUTION; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INCUBATION TIME; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MUTATION; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE STANDARDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 33646725100     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2006.02.009     Document Type: Article

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