Hepatitis C Virus
Research conducted at M. Miedouge and co-authors has provided new information about hepatitis C virus
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, May 3rd, 2010
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Analytical evaluation of HCV core antigen and interest for HCV screening in haemodialysis patients.' According to a study from France, "It is important to diagnose a hepatitis C virus infection in the acute phase in order to reduce the incidence of this infection in high-risk populations like haemodialysis patients. But detection systems for serum HCV antibodies are insensitive in the acute phase because of the long serological window."
"Previous studies showed that the HCV core antigen (HCV Ag) may be an alternative to HCV RNA in this context. To evaluate the performances of the new Abbott ARCHITECT(®) HCV Ag test and...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-05-03)
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