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