Article
Significance of indeterminate third-generation hepatitis C virus recombinant immunoblot assay.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jan 1996
Pawlotsky J M, Bastie A, Pellet C, Remire J, Darthuy F, Wolfe L, Sayada C, Duval J, Dhumeaux D
Abstract excerpt
Indeterminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) third-generation recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA3.0; Ortho Diagnostic Systems) patterns were arbitrarily defined by the manufacturer as the detection of only one antibody out of the four that were sought, namely, c100 (NS4 encoded), c22 (core encoded), c33...
Topics
- Antigens, Viral
- Diagnostic Errors
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Humans
- Immune Tolerance
- Immunoblotting
- Immunocompetence
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
