Can hepatitis C virus core antigen be used as a reliable marker of viral load for hepatitis C virus infection in genotype 4?

In this study, HCV core antigen sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value were 96.15, 100, 100, and 80%, respectively, in relation to HCV RNA PCR results. There was a positive correlation between HCV RNA and HCV core Ag (r=0.916, P
Source: Egyptian Liver Journal - Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Original articles Source Type: research