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Prevalence of false-positive hepatitis C antibody results, National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) 2007–2012
Ist Teil von
Journal of clinical virology, 2017-04, Vol.89, p.1-4
Ort / Verlag
Netherlands: Elsevier B.V
Erscheinungsjahr
2017
Link zum Volltext
Quelle
Elsevier ScienceDirect Journals Complete
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Highlights • HCV RNA-confirmed chronic HCV infection prevalence overall (1%) was representative of the general US population. • Two percent of persons screened anti-HCV reactive; however, upon confirmatory testing: • Many anti-HCV tests were found to be false-positive (22%) or indeterminate (10%). • Half of anti-HCV reactive persons were HCV RNA negative, more than expected (20%) due to acute disease clearance alone. • All positive anti-HCV tests should be followed by an HCV RNA test for current infection.