Relevance of RIBA-3 supplementary test to HCV PCR positivity and genotypes for HCV confirmation of blood donors.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199606)49:2<132::AID-JMV10>3.0.CO;2-G

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Relevance of RIBA-3 supplementary test to HCV PCR positivity and genotypes for HCV confirmation of blood donors.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 1996

Dow B C, Buchanan I, Munro H, Follett E A, Davidson F, Prescott L E, Yap P L, Simmonds P

Abstract excerpt

HCV antibody screening of 624,910 blood donations resulted in 3,832 samples being referred for confirmation. All were tested by RIBA-3 with 2,710 negative, 945 indeterminate and 177 positive results. HCV RNA was detected by PCR in an average of 69.5% of RIBA-3 positives (4 bands 84.1%; 3 bands 74...

Topics

Blood Donors
DNA, Viral
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Humans
Immunoblotting
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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