Article
[Biological diagnosis of hepatitic C virus infections].
Bulletin de l'Academie nationale de medecine - 1 Jan 2000
Buisson Y, Teyssou R
Abstract excerpt
Biological diagnosis of HCV infections consists of a two steps process. The first one is the detection, rarely induced by evocative symptoms, more often subsequent to systematic screenings. Third generation ELISA tests are used for this purpose on account of their high sensitivity. Their enhanced specificity, reaching 99.5%, still has to be checked using complementary tests, especially immunoblots assays....
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