Interpretation and diagnostic implications of an immunoblotting (INNOLIA) test for HCV serology

Authors
Ravera, G Franceschini, M Monacelli, R Bottaro, LC Colombi, T Specchia, C
Citation
G. Ravera et al., Interpretation and diagnostic implications of an immunoblotting (INNOLIA) test for HCV serology, MICROBIOLO, 23(2), 2000, pp. 229-234
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
MICROBIOLOGICA
ISSN journal
11217138 → ACNP
Volume
23
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
229 - 234
Database
ISI
SICI code
1121-7138(200004)23:2<229:IADIOA>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
The association analysis of antibodies versus HCV, carried out with INNOLIA test, prevented a clear determination of the existence of specific serolog ical patterns. In this respect, it may be of interest to monitor the immune response to the non-structural genomic regions (NS3, NS4, NS5). The INNOLIA kit is reliable, but susceptible to improvement in terms of spe cificity, sensitivity and biological standardization.