[Screening tests of anti-HVC antibodies used in France. Analysis of sensitivity]. / Les trousses de dépistage des anticorps anti-VHC utilisées en France. Analyse de la sensibilité. Groupe de Travail "Hépatites Virales" de la Société Française de Transfusion Sanguine.

ABSTRACT

The results concerning the hepatitis C antibodies screening tests sensitivity are presented by Viral Hepatitis Study Group of the French Society of Blood Transfusion. This evaluation was carried out in 1993, with five tests available for Hepatitis C Viral (HCV) antibodies screening. Several panels of human blood samples, collected by members of Viral Hepatitis Study Group, were used. For those specimens the data about whole serology (various reactivities against viral antigens) clinical history and other explorations (molecular biology, liver histology, other viral infections) are described. If possible all those results are used to describe some interpretation criteria for the HCV serology and sensitivity obtained for each screening test.