title: Evaluation of hepatitis C virus kits.
abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies were detected in 85.9% of the samples by commercial enzyme immunoassay (EIA) kits. Most EIA-positive samples were reactive (80%) by the RIBA HCV test (Ortho Diagnostics). Samples with optical density values greater than or equal to 2.0 were mostly reactive (87%) by RIBA HCV test, in contrast to those with values less than or equal to 1.0 (6.6%). Samples which were indeterminate by the RIBA HCV test were positive (88.4%) by HCV neutralization EIA (Abbott Laboratories), along with 29.4% of samples which were nonreactive by the RIBA HCV test.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Viral Hepatitis, Laboratory Centre for Disease Control, Health and Welfare, Ottawa, Canada.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Chaudhary
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Frenette
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mo
mesh_terms: D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000276:immunology*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006801:Humans; D015151:Immunoblotting; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies