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Improved detection of hepatitis C virus-positive blood donors and determination of infection status.

Anna Shoko NishiyaCesar de Almeida NetoSteven Sol WitkinSuzete Cleusa FerreiraNanci A SallesFátima A H NogueiraClaudia Di Lorenzo OliveiraVanderson Geraldo RochaAlfredo Mendrone
Published in: Transfusion medicine (Oxford, England) (2022)
Using a higher threshold for an HCV-positive blood sample enhances the chemiluminescent immunoassay screening test´s accuracy and helps to improve donor counselling and notification processes.
Keyphrases
  • hepatitis c virus
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • label free
  • loop mediated isothermal amplification
  • molecularly imprinted
  • solid phase extraction
  • smoking cessation
  • real time pcr