INVESTIGATION OF SERA REACTIVE TO HEPATITIS-C VIRUS BY 2ND-GENERATION ENZYME-IMMUNOASSAY

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FROST, EH
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10.1128/JCM.31.1.163-164.1993
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Hepatitis C virus antibodies were detected by a second-generation enzyme immunoassay and investigated with a second-generation recombinant immunoblot assay. Most sera with optical density values of greater-than-or-equal-to 2.0, particularly those with optical densities of greater-than-or-equal-to 2.0 after a further 10-fold dilution, were positive in the second-generation recombinant immunoblot assay. Repeat testing of hemodialysis patients revealed excellent reproducibility and increased sensitivity of the second-generation enzyme immunoassay.
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