title: Comparison of the VERSANT HCV RNA qualitative assay (transcription-mediated amplification) and the COBAS AMPLICOR hepatitis C virus test, version 2.0, in patients undergoing interferon-ribavirin therapy.
abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients were tested for the presence of HCV RNA using two qualitative assays at various time points during interferon-ribavirin therapy. Among patients treated for 48 weeks, transcription-mediated amplification and the COBAS AMPLICOR Hepatitis C Virus Test results at Week 24 predicted subsequent virologic non-response or virologic relapse in 12/15 (80%) and 8/15 (53%) patients, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Division of Clinical Microbiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Germer
authors.forename: Nizar N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Zein
authors.forename: Mohamed A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Metwally
authors.forename: Tanya L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Hoskin
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Scott Harmsen
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D021141:Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D012367:RNA, Viral; D012254:Ribavirin; D007372:Interferons