Comparative yield of HCV RNA testing in blood donors screened by 2.0 versus 3.0 antibody assays.

  • Susan A Galel
  • D Michael Strong
  • Gary E Tegtmeier
  • Paul V Holland
  • Isamu K Kuramoto
  • Markus J. Kemper
  • Larry Pietrelli
  • James Gallarda

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Abstract

Two HCV antibody tests (EIA 2.0 [EIA2], Abbott; and the Version 3.0 ELISA [EIA3], Ortho) are currently licensed for screening of US blood donors. Testing of donors for HCV RNA allows comparison of the sensitivities of the two antibody-screening assays.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number11
ISSN0041-1132
Publication statusPublished - 2002
pubmed 12421226