title: Evaluation of an automated nucleic acid extractor for hepatitis C virus load quantification.
abstract: The increasing use of molecular methods strongly motivates clinical laboratories to introduce automated nucleic acid extractors. We compared the easyMAG (bioMérieux) with a manual extraction method for hepatitis C virus (HCV) load quantification (RealTime HCV; Abbott). Both methods were comparable, and, therefore, the easyMAG is suitable to be implemented in our laboratory for the management of HCV-infected patients.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Service, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martró
authors.forename: Nerea
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: García-Sierra
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Saludes
authors.forename: Lurdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Matas
authors.forename: Vicenç
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ausina
mesh_terms: D001331:Automation; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D044967:Serum / Q000821:virology*; D019562:Viral Load / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral