Hepatitis C core antigen testing: a reliable, quick, and potentially cost-effective alternative to hepatitis C polymerase chain reaction in diagnosing acute hepatitis C virus infection.
Fiona V Cresswell
;
Martin Fisher;
Daniel J Hughes;
Simon G Shaw;
Gary Homer;
Mohammed O Hassan-Ibrahim;
(2014)
Hepatitis C core antigen testing: a reliable, quick, and potentially cost-effective alternative to hepatitis C polymerase chain reaction in diagnosing acute hepatitis C virus infection.
Clinical infectious diseases, 60 (2).
pp. 263-266.
ISSN 1058-4838
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu782
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is increasingly common among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected men who have sex with men. We evaluated the efficacy of HCV core antigen in diagnosing acute HCV in an HIV-infected cohort. Compared with HCV polymerase chain reaction, core antigen proved sensitive (100%) and specific (97.9%). As a quick, simple, and cost-effective test, it has considerable utility in screening for acute HCV.
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ISI | 349760100014 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5070-532X