Evaluation of three commercialized rapid point-of-care tests for detection of anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies in Burkina Faso

This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic performance of commercially rapid point-of-care (POC) tests used for HCV antibodies detection. This is a case-control study conducted in Ouagadougou between December 2014 and January 2015. Three POC for HCV antibodies detection (SD Bioline HCV test, Anti-HCV dipstick and First response HCV card test) marketed in Burkina Faso were evaluated. Archite...
Source: African Journal of Microbiology Research - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research