Feasibility of anti-HCV reflex HCV Ag screening strategy in an HCV endemic community

Background/Purpose: The HCV core antigen (HCV Ag) assay displays high sensitivity and strong correlation with HCV RNA. However, the feasibility of anti-HCV reflex HCV Ag screening in a community-wide setting is rarely discussed. Methods: We performed a two-phase community-based hepatitis C screen in...

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Main Authors: Wei-Ming Chen, Chih-Yi Lee, Nien-Tzu Hsu, Wei-Cheng Huang, Mei-Yen Chen, Tung-Jung Huang, Sheng-Nan Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-05-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S092966462030454X