Evaluation of the Xpert HCV Viral Load Finger-Stick Point-of-Care Assay

• Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases Vol. 217; no. 12; pp. 1889 - 1896
• Main Authors: Lamoury, Francois M J, Bajis, Sahar, Hajarizadeh, Behzad, Marshall, Alison D, Martinello, Marianne, Ivanova, Elena, Catlett, Beth, Mowat, Yasmin, Marks, Philippa, Amin, Janaki, Smith, Julie, Ezard, Nadine, Cock, Victoria, Hayllar, Jeremy, Persing, David H, Kleman, Marika, Cunningham, Philip, Dore, Gregory J, Applegate, Tanya L, Grebely, Jason
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 25.05.2018
• Subjects: Adult; Australia; Biological Assay - methods; Blood Specimen Collection - methods; Cohort Studies; Female; Hepacivirus - genetics; Hepatitis C - virology; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Point-of-Care Systems; Point-of-Care Testing; RNA, Viral - genetics; Sensitivity and Specificity; Serologic Tests - methods; Viral Load - methods; Australia

Point-of-care hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA testing is advantageous, enabling diagnosis of active infection in a single visit. This study evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the Xpert HCV Viral Load Finger-Stick assay (Xpert HCV VL FS) for HCV RNA detection (finger-stick) and the Xpert HCV Vi...