Evaluation of commercially available third-generation anti-hepatitis C virus enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in patients on haemodialysis

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 140-142

  Lakshmi, V ^a   Reddy, A ^a   Dakshinamurty, K ^a  

^a NIZAM'S INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Chronic renal failure; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Haemodialysis; Hepatitis C virus; Synthetic peptides

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN; RECOMBINANT ANTIGEN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANTIBODY SCREENING; ARTICLE; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 34250840059     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 02550857     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.32721     Document Type: Article

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