Overestimation of the hepatitis C virus RNA content of reference preparations by the AMPLICOR HCV monitor test, version 2.0.

نویسندگان

  • Giulio Pisani
  • Karen Cristiano
  • Maria Wirz
  • Guillermo M Bisso
  • Giuliano Gentili
چکیده

An evaluation of the AMPLICOR hepatitis C virus (HCV) monitor test, version 2.0 (Roche Diagnostics), was carried out to investigate whether this test overestimates the HCV RNA content of reference preparations. Satisfactory accuracy was observed when the World Health Organization HCV international standard was included in the assay and a modified formula was used to calculate the viral content.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of clinical microbiology

دوره 40 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2002