Comparison of Second- and Third-Generation Enzyme Immunoassays for Detecting Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus
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Comparison of second- and third-generation enzyme immunoassays for detecting antibodies to hepatitis C virus.
Supplemental assays, such as recombinant immunoblot assays (RIBA), are used to confirm detection of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV). However, due to their expense, they are not widely used in developing countries. The purpose of our study was to compare the results of second- and third-generation (G2 and G3, respectively) enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) and to resolve discordant results by usi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Microbiology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0095-1137,1098-660X
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.40.5.1656-1659.2002