An ELISA method using serum derived HDAg for the sorological detection of HDV antigens and antibodies

• Published in: Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
• Main Authors: Celso Granato, Edna Strauss, Ludmila Vitvitsky, Luiz Carlos da Costa Gayotto, Christian Trepo
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1987
• Subjects: Hepatitis; Hepatitis delta virus; Enzyme immuno assay; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Abbott; Arctic; Eia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46651987000600010; https://doaj.org/article/64cc442618dc4a2183d00729830bba64

One of the main difficulties related to the detection of the Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) antigen and antibody has been the source of the needed HD antigen since HDV containing human and animal livers are very difficult to obtain and since yield is low. This fact prompted us to try to use the serum o...