Use of combined detection of hepatitis C virus core antigen and antibodies to reduce the serological window-phase;Intérêt du dépistage combiné de l'antigène de capside et des anticorps du virus de l'hépatite C dans la réduction de la fenêtre sérologique

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-126

  Hmaied F ^a   Ben Mamou, M ^a   Arrouji, Z ^a   Slim, A ^a   Ben Redjeb, S ^a  

^a CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Antigen; Core; Elisa; HCV; Tunisia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C CORE ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; RNA ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION; SERODIAGNOSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C ANTIGENS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL CORE PROTEINS; VIREMIA;

EID: 33947235550     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2006.02.005     Document Type: Article

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