Simultaneous detection of hepatitis c virus antigen and antibodies in dried blood spots

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 98-102

  Brandao C P U ^a   Marques, B L C ^b   Marques, V A ^b   Villela Nogueira, C A ^c   Do O K M R ^d   de Paula, M T ^a   Lewis Ximenez, L L ^b   Lampe, E ^b   Sa Ferreira J A ^b   Villar, L M ^b  

^a Federal Hospital from the Servers of the State of Rio de Janeiro   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d UNIMED Hospital   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Dried blood spot; Enzyme immunoassay; HCV AgAb; Hepatitis C virus

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; ELISA KIT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS LOAD;

ADULT; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS C ANTIGENS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84877002140     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.02.014     Document Type: Article

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