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Real-world utility of HCV core antigen as an alternative to HCV RNA testing: Implications for viral load and genotype.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Oct 2020
Pollock Kevin G, McDonald Scott A, Gunson Rory, McLeod Allan, Went April, Goldberg David J, Hutchinson Sharon J, Barclay Stephen T
Abstract excerpt
Following positive serology, the gold standard confirmatory test of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is detection of HCV RNA by PCR. We assessed the utility of HCV core antigen testing to identify active infection among those positive for anti-HCV antibodies, when introduced to routine testing. We identified serum samples that were tested at a single laboratory in Scotland from June 2011to December 2017. Serum...
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