Improved Analytical Sensitivity of Lateral Flow Assay using Sponge for HBV Nucleic Acid Detection

Abstract Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a serious public health problem, which can be transmitted through various routes (e.g., blood donation) and cause hepatitis, liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Hence, it is necessary to do diagnostic screening for high-risk HBV patients in these transmiss...

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Main Authors: Ruihua Tang, Hui Yang, Yan Gong, Zhi Liu, XiuJun Li, Ting Wen, ZhiGuo Qu, Sufeng Zhang, Qibing Mei, Feng Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-05-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-01558-x