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Diagnosis and monitoring of HCV infection using the cobas® HCV test for use on the cobas® 6800/8800 systems.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 May 2018
Yao Joseph D, Young Stephen, Heilek Gabrielle M, Marino Enrique, Paxinos Ellen E, Marins Ed G, Valsamakis Alexandra
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Accurate, sensitive, and specific tests for detection and monitoring of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA concentrations are essential for diagnosis and management of HCV infections. We evaluated the next-generation reverse-transcription real-time PCR test, cobas® HCV test for use with the cobas® 6800/8800 systems ("cobas HCV") by determining its analytical performance characteristics and...
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