Diagnostic performance of an immunoassay for simultaneous detection of HCV core antigen and antibodies among haemodialysis patients

Diagnostic performance of an immunoassay for simultaneous detection of HCV core antigen and antibodies among haemodialysis patients

Nosocomial transmission of HCV is a concern in haemodialysis (HD) units worldwide. Diagnosis of HCV infection among dialysis patients is currently based on the detection of anti HCV antibodies by ELISA, and is confirmed by HCV RNA. The average window period between HCV infection and seroconversion w...

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Main Authors: Wafaa M El-Emshaty, Douaa Raafat, Doaa M Elghannam, Niveen Saudy, Ehab E Eltoraby, Abd Elhameed A Metwalli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Microbiologia 2011-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Subjects:
Egypt
haemodialysis
HCV
HCV core antigen
immunoassay
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822011000100039

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