The performance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody point‐of‐care tests on oral fluid or whole blood and dried blood spot testing for HCV serology and viral load among individuals at higher risk for HCV in South Africa

The performance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody point‐of‐care tests on oral fluid or whole blood and dried blood spot testing for HCV serology and viral load among individuals at higher risk for HCV in South Africa

Abstract Background and Aims To enhance screening and diagnosis in those at‐risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV), efficient and improved sampling and testing is required. We investigated the performance of point‐of‐care (POC) tests and dried blood spots (DBS) for HCV antibody and HCV RNA quantification i...

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Main Authors: Nishi Prabdial‐Sing, Lucinda Gaelejwe, Lillian Makhathini, Jayendrie Thaver, Morubula Jack Manamela, Susan Malfeld, C. Wendy Spearman, Mark Sonderup, Andrew Scheibe, Katherine Young, Harry Hausler, Adrian J. Puren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-03-01
Series:Health Science Reports
Subjects:
dried blood spot
HCV
high risk
point‐of‐care
screening
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.229

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https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.229

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