Evaluation of dried blood spot as an alternative specimen for the diagnosis of anti-HCV in resource-limited settings

Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 208-210

  Nandagopal, P ^a   Iqbal, H Syed ^a   Saravanan, S ^a   Solomon, S S ^b   Mehta, Shruti ^c   Selvakumar, M ^a   Chandrasekhar, E ^a   Solomon, S ^a   Balakrishnan, P ^a  

^a YRG CENTRE FOR AIDS RESEARCH AND EDUCATION   (India)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL DISEASE ELISA KIT; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; BLOOD;

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

DRIED BLOOD SPOT TESTING; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS;

EID: 84898446656     PISSN: 02550857     EISSN: 19983646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.129867     Document Type: Letter

References (4)

1. Mukhopadhyaya A. Hepatitis C in India. J Biosci 2008;33:465-73.
2. Narahari S, Juwle A, Basak S, Saranath D. Prevalence and geographic distribution of Hepatitis C Virus genotypes in Indian patient cohort. Infect Genet Evol 2009;9:643-5.
3. Thapa B, Koirala S, Upadhaya B, Mahat K, Malla S, Shakya G. National external quality assurance scheme for hiv testing using dried blood spot: A Feasibility Study. Saarc J Tuberc Lung Dis Hivaids [Internet]. 2012 Feb 12 [Last cited on 2012 Oct 16];8. Available from: http://www.nepjol.info/index.php/ SAARCTB/article/view/5897 [Last accessed on 6 Feb 2014].
4. Lee CE, Sri Ponnampalavanar S, Syed Omar SF, Mahadeva S, Ong LY, Kamarulzaman A. Evaluation of the dried blood spot (DBS) collection method as a tool for detection of HIV Ag/Ab, HBsAg, anti-HBs and anti-HCV in a Malaysian tertiary referral hospital. Ann Acad Med Singapore 2011;40:448-53.