Analytical characteristics and comparative evaluation of Aptima HCV quant Dx assay with the Abbott RealTime HCV assay and Roche COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV quantitative test v2.0

Abstract Background The Aptima HCV Quant Dx assay (Aptima assay) is a fully automated quantitative assay on the Panther® system. This assay is intended for confirmation of diagnosis and monitoring of HCV RNA in plasma and serum specimens. The purpose of the testing described in this paper was to eva...

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Main Authors: A. Worlock, D. Blair, M. Hunsicker, T. Le-Nguyen, C. Motta, C. Nguyen, E. Papachristou, J. Pham, A. Williams, M. Vi, B. Vinluan, A. Hatzakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12985-017-0727-3