Diagnosis of hepatitis C virus in Brazilian blood donors using a reverse transcriptase nested polymerase chain reaction: comparison with enzyme immunoassay and recombinant protein immunoblot assay
Screening blood donations for anti-HCV antibodies and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) serum levels generally prevents the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by transfusion. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficiency of the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) screening policy in identifying...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
2000
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/3f461127a1c44c128de91a71e95af3cf |