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KMID : 0985420130350020100
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Laboratory Medicine and Quality Assurance
2013 Volume.35 No. 2 p.100 ~ p.106
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Evaluation of the OraQuick HCV Rapid Antibody Test as a Screening Test for Hepatitis C Virus Infection
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Bang Hae-In
Choi Tae-Youn
Shin Jeong-Won
Park Ro-Jin
Park Eun-Su
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Abstract
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Background: Among the multitude of tests developed for the diagnosis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, the enzyme immunoassay and the chemiluminescence immunoassays (CLIA) are the most commonly used. The OraQuick HCV Rapid Antibody Test is also popular because it can detect HCV antibodies from blood or saliva within 20 minutes. In this study, we compared the performances of the OraQuick HCV Rapid Antibody Test and CLIA in the diagnosis of HCV infection.
Methods: We tested 150 serum samples from Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital for HCV between November 2012 and January 2013 using CLIA (ADVIA Centaur) as well as the OraQuick test. The data from both tests were compared to the results of HCV real-time PCR (COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV test kit).
Results: We tested 150 serum samples from Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital for HCV between November 2012 and January 2013 using CLIA (ADVIA Centaur) as well as the OraQuick test. The data from both tests were compared to the results of HCV real-time PCR (COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV test kit).
Conclusion: We tested 150 serum samples from Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital for HCV between November 2012 and January 2013 using CLIA (ADVIA Centaur) as well as the OraQuick test. The data from both tests were compared to the results of HCV real-time PCR (COBAS AmpliPrep/COBAS TaqMan HCV test kit).
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KEYWORD
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Hepatitis C virus, Hepatitis C antibodies, HCV real-time PCR
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