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Concordance between hepatitis C virus serotyping assays

R G Gish1, K P Qian, S Quan

  • 1Department of Transplantation, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco 94115, USA.

Journal of Viral Hepatitis
|January 1, 1997
PubMed
Summary

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) serotyping assays show high concordance. The Chiron strip immunoblot assay (SIA) is more effective than the Murex ELISA for determining HCV serotypes, aiding epidemiological studies.

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Area of Science:

  • Virology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology

Background:

  • Hepatitis C virus (HCV) testing has advanced from ELISA to molecular methods like PCR.
  • Serotyping assays are crucial for understanding HCV epidemiology and predicting treatment response.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the concordance between two HCV serotyping assays: Chiron RIBA Strip Immunoblot Assay (SIA) and a Murex ELISA peptide assay.
  • To compare their performance against Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) as a standard.

Main Methods:

  • Two serotyping assays (Chiron SIA and Murex ELISA) were compared.
  • Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) and PCR were used as standards for validation.

Main Results:

  • The Chiron SIA successfully determined serotype in 89% of patients, significantly higher than the Murex ELISA (71%).

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  • High concordance was observed between RFLP and Murex (97%), RFLP and Chiron SIA (96%), and Murex and Chiron SIA (94%).

    • Conclusions:

    • Both assays offer reliable, rapid HCV serotyping.
    • The Chiron SIA demonstrates superior performance in determining HCV serotype compared to the Murex ELISA.