Usefulness of a fourth generation ELISA assay for the reliable identification of HCV infection in HIV-positive adults from Gabon (Central Africa).

Usefulness of a fourth generation ELISA assay for the reliable identification of HCV infection in HIV-positive adults from Gabon (Central Africa).

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES:Guidelines for optimized HCV screening are urgently required in Africa, especially for patients infected with HIV, who sometimes show false positive or false negative reactivity in anti-HCV antibody assays. Here, we assessed the usefulness of a fourth-generation HCV Ag-Ab ELISA...

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Main Authors: François Rouet, Luc Deleplancque, Berthold Bivigou Mboumba, Jeanne Sica, Augustin Mouinga-Ondémé, Florian Liégeois, Alain Goudeau, Frédéric Dubois, Catherine Gaudy-Graffin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4305295?pdf=render

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