Definition of False-Positive Reactions in Screening for Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies

AUTOR(ES)

Schröter, Matthias

FONTE

American Society for Microbiology

RESUMO

The rate of false-positive hepatitis C virus enzyme immunoassay results was determined to be at least 10% among 1,814 reactive serum samples based on (i) negative results in an independent confirmation assay, (ii) negative PCR results, and (iii) no patients developing clinical or biochemical signs of hepatitis during a 1-year follow-up.

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