Evaluation of indeterminate sera for hepatitis C virus by assays using synthetic peptides.
Eur J Epidemiol
; 10(2): 235-7, 1994 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-7529196
ABSTRACT
The development of new immunodiagnostic systems to study antibodies anti-HCV based on the use of synthetic peptides are potentially very important in the evaluation of indeterminate samples. We have compared two immunodiagnostic tests, the 3-RIBA and LIA-HCV test system, to examine the samples rated as indeterminate by the 2-RIBA test. The results showed that the specificity of the new tests has improved, in fact 29/40 of the indeterminate samples studied became positive with both tests. However, the 3-RIBA test showed higher sensitivity, since two samples negative by LIA-HCV, were positive with this system.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Péptidos
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Immunoblotting
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Anticuerpos Antihepatitis
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Hepatitis C
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Hepacivirus
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Evaluation_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Epidemiol
Asunto de la revista:
EPIDEMIOLOGIA
Año:
1994
Tipo del documento:
Article