Detection of antibodies against hepatitis C virus in a 5 sera pool testing: its use in seroepidemiological survey

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Fontes, Cor Jesus Fernandes¹  Fortes, Hildenete Monteiro¹  Hemocentro Coordenador de Mato Grosso, Cuiabá¹  Souto, Francisco José Dutra¹  Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais¹  Ozaki, Kikumi Suzete¹  Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso¹ 

关键词: Survey;    Anti-HCV;    Pool;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86821999000500016

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

In order to evaluate the reduction in the cost of testing for antibodies against hepatitis C (EIA) by the pool method, we tested serum samples from a rural population and from patients in a hemodialysis program. Two thirds of the high risk groups were positive. Pooling reduced the reagent use by 80% in the rural population and by 13% in the hemodialysis patients. We conclude that pool testing reduces the cost of anti-HCV detection in low-risk groups.

【 授权许可】

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