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The usefulness of anti-HCV signal to cut-off ratio in predicting hepatitis C viremia and the effect of genotype differences on signal to cut-off ratio.
Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) - 1 Jan 2024
Sarıkaya Burak, Yatar İrem Demiralp, Yılmaz Soner, Tiryaki Yasin, Sarıkaya Vahibe Aydın, Çetinkaya Rıza Aytaç, Kırkık Duygu
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OBJECTIVE: In the hepatitis C virus (HCV) diagnostic algorithm, an anti-HCV screening test is recommended first. In countries with low HCV prevalence, anti-HCV testing can often give false-positive results. This may lead to unnecessary retesting, increased costs, and psychological stress for patients. METHODS: In this study, the most appropriate S/Co (signal-cutoff) value to predict HCV viremia in anti-HCV...
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