Citation
S. Polywka et al., Relevance of reactivity in commercially available hepatitis C virus antibody assays, J CLIN MICR, 39(4), 2001, pp. 1665-1668
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137
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Volume
39
Issue
4
Year of publication
2001
Pages
1665 - 1668
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200104)39:4<1665:RORICA>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
Sera from 2,148 patients were tested with a third-generation microparticle
enzyme immnnoassay (MEIA), a confirmatory assay, and a reverse transcriptio
n-PCR. Overall, 85.6% of reactivities were confirmed, 13.2% were shown to b
e unspecifically reactive, and 1.2% were indeterminate. The rate of confirm
ed MEIA reactivities clearly depended on the strength of the reactivity.