Title |
Detection of infections with hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, and human immunodeficiency virus by analyses of dried blood spots - performance characteristics of the ARCHITECT system and two commercial assays for nucleic acid amplification
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Published in |
Virology Journal, March 2013
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DOI | 10.1186/1743-422x-10-72 |
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Authors |
R Stefan Ross, Oumaima Stambouli, Nico Grüner, Ulrich Marcus, Wei Cai, Weidong Zhang, Ruth Zimmermann, Michael Roggendorf |
Abstract |
Nowadays, dried blood spots (DBS) are primarily used to obtain diagnostic access to risk collectives such as intravenous drug users, who are prone to infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Before DBS analyses can be used in this diagnostic context, however, a comprehensive evaluation of its performance characteristics must be conducted. To the best of our knowledge, the current study presents for the first time such essential data for the Abbott ARCHITECT system, which is currently the worldwide leading platform in this field of infection diagnostics. |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
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