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A fully automated system using transcription-mediated amplification for the molecular diagnosis of hepatitis E virus in human blood and faeces.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Aug 2018
Abravanel Florence, Lhomme Sébastien, Chapuy-Regaud Sabine, Mansuy Jean-Michel, Boineau Jérôme, Sauné Karine, Izopet Jacques
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the performance of the Procleix HEV RNA assay implemented on the Panther automated platform for detecting HEV RNA. STUDY DESIGN AND RESULTS: Analytical specificity was 100% and there was no cross contamination, as assessed by assaying 122 plasma samples from HEV RNA-negative blood donors. The limits of detection were determined by Probit analysis with the WHO HEV standard...
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