Performance of HCV antigen testing for the diagnosis and monitoring of antiviral treatment: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

GL Flores, JC Mota, LT da Silva Andrade… - BioMed Research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background and Aims. Active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is based on the detection of
HCV RNA that it is effective but presents high cost and the need to hire trained personnel …

Hepatitis C virus RNA assays: current and emerging technologies and their clinical applications

RR Al Olaby, HME Azzazy - Expert review of molecular diagnostics, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Molecular diagnostic assays represent a cornerstone in the management of hepatitis C virus
(HCV) patients. Qualitative and quantitative HCV molecular assays are used for the …

New automated hepatitis C virus (HCV) core antigen assay as an alternative to real-time PCR for HCV RNA quantification

Y Park, JH Lee, BS Kim, DY Kim, KH Han… - Journal of clinical …, 2010 - Am Soc Microbiol
An automated hepatitis C virus (HCV) antigen (Ag) assay was evaluated with clinical
samples. Determination of HCV Ag and RNA levels in 282 subjects using Abbott HCV Ag …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection rate among seronegative hemodialysis patients screened by two methods; HCV core antigen and polymerase chain reaction

M Moini, M Ziyaeyan, S Aghaei, MM Sagheb… - Hepatitis …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background End-stage renal disease patients on chronic hemodialysis are among high risk
groups for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection for whom routine HCV screening is …

Hepatitis C core Ag and its clinical applicability: Potential advantages and disadvantages for diagnosis and follow‐up?

SM Hosseini‐Moghaddam, E Iran‐Pour… - Reviews in medical …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection which is often a silent disease has resulted in a
global epidemic. The diagnosis of hepatitis C virus often requires confirmation with …

[PDF][PDF] 丙型肝炎病毒感染的检测

杨瑞锋, 魏来 - 2011 - labchina.cn
丙型肝炎病毒(HCV) 感染的检测包括血清学检测和核酸检测(NAT), 前者包括HCV
抗体(抗一HCV), 核心抗原检测. 后者包括定性/定量RNA 检测和基因型/亚型检测. 抗一HCV …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of hepatitis C among haemodialysis patients in a tertiary care hospital in south India

A Madhavan, A Sachu, AK Balakrishnan… - Iranian Journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods: This prospective study was conducted from January to May 2018 in
a total of 100 samples. Patients more than 18 years of age, who had undergone at least 15 …

Core antigen tests for hepatitis C virus: a meta-analysis

S Gu, J Liu, H Zhang, B Gu, H Lai, H Zhou, C He… - Molecular biology …, 2012 - Springer
Diagnosis and monitoring of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection relies mainly on the detection
of HCV antibodies and HCV RNA. HCV antibody test has a longer window period and is not …

New approaches to in vitro diagnosis of hepatitis C infection a reason for post transfusion hepatitis: Diagnostic value of determination of hepatitis C virus core antigen

P Yuksel, R Caliskan, S Ergin, M Aslan… - … and Apheresis Science, 2011 - Elsevier
In between the dates of February 2008–March 2009, by applying to Istanbul University CTF
Microbiology and Clinical Microbiology Basic Sciences Branch and Duzen laboratories, 123 …

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

WM El-Emshaty, D Raafat, DM Elghannam… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2011 - SciELO Brasil
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 …