Hepatitis C virus antibody confirmation in resource‐poor settings
2008; Wiley; Volume: 48; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01960.x
ISSN1537-2995
AutoresJean‐Pierre Allain, Shirley Owusu‐Ofori,
Tópico(s)Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
ResumoTransfusionVolume 48, Issue 12 p. 2648-2650 Hepatitis C virus antibody confirmation in resource-poor settings Jean-Pierre Allain MD, PhD, Jean-Pierre Allain MD, PhD e-mail: [email protected]Department of HaematologyUniversity of CambridgeCambridge, UKSearch for more papers by this authorShirley Owusu-Ofori MD, Shirley Owusu-Ofori MD Transfusion Medicine UnitKomfo Anokye Teaching HospitalKumasi, GhanaSearch for more papers by this author Jean-Pierre Allain MD, PhD, Jean-Pierre Allain MD, PhD e-mail: [email protected]Department of HaematologyUniversity of CambridgeCambridge, UKSearch for more papers by this authorShirley Owusu-Ofori MD, Shirley Owusu-Ofori MD Transfusion Medicine UnitKomfo Anokye Teaching HospitalKumasi, GhanaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 05 December 2008 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1537-2995.2008.01960.xCitations: 1Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat REFERENCES 1 Nelson KE, Shan H. Confirmatory testing of hepatitis C virus-positive enzyme immunoassay results in limited-resource countries: should it be attempted? Transfusion 2008; 48: 1239-44. 2 Ren FR, Lu QS, Zhuang H, Li JJ, Gong XY, Gao GJ, Liu CL, Wang JX, Yao FZ, Zheng YR, Zhu FM, Li HM, Bai XH, Shan H. Significance of the signal-to-cut-off ratios of anti-hepatitis C virus enzyme immunoassays in screening of Chinese blood donors. Transfusion 2005; 45: 1816-22. 3 Candotti D, Temple J, Sarkodie F, Allain JP. Frequent recovery and broad genotype 2 diversity characterize hepatitis C virus infection in Ghana, West Africa. J Virol 2003; 77: 7914-23. 4 Gabriel FG, Teo CG. Peptide-based enzyme immunoassays for detecting hepatitis C antibodies in sera of people at risk. J Clin Pathol 1994; 47: 357-9. 5 Allain JP. The status of hepatitis C virus screening. Transfus Med Rev 1998; 12: 46-55. 6 Allain JP, Kitchen A, Aloysius S, Reeves I, Petrik J, Barbara JA, Williamson LM. Safety and efficacy of hepatitis C virus antibody screening of blood donors with two sequential screening assays. Transfusion 1996; 36: 401-5. 7 WHO global programme on AIDS. Recommendations for the selection and use of HIV antibody tests. Wkly Epidemiol Rec 1992; 67: 145-9. 8 Chuang WC, Sarkodie F, Brown CJ, Owusu-Ofori S, Brown J, Li C, Navarrete C, Klenerman P, Allain JP. Protective effect of HLA-B57 on HCV genotype 2 infection in a West African population. J Med Virol 2007; 79: 724-33. 9 Candotti D, Sarkodie F, Allain JP. Residual risk of transfusion in Ghana. Br J Haematol 2001; 113: 37-9. 10 Owusu-Ofori S, Temple J, Sarkodie F, Candotti D, Allain JP. Pre-donation testing of blood donors in resource-poor settings. Transfusion 2005; 45: 1542-3. 11 Laperche S, Elghouzzi MH, Morel P, Asso-Bonnet M, Le Marrec N, Girault A, Servant-Delmas A, Bouchardeau F, Deschaseaux M, Piquet Y. Is an assay for simultaneous detection of Hepatitis C virus core antigen and antibody a valuable alternative to nucleic acid testing? Transfusion 2005; 45: 1965-72. 12 Tuke PW, Grant PR, Waite J, Kitchen AD, Eglin RP, Tedder RS. Hepatitis C virus window-phase infections: closing the window on hepatitis C virus. Transfusion 2008; 48: 594-600. Citing Literature Volume48, Issue12December 2008Pages 2648-2650 ReferencesRelatedInformation
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