Validation of Whole Blood Rapid Diagnosis Test for Hepatitis B
By: Jose D. Debes, Gertine van Oord and Andre Boonstra
Abstract
We recently published a report validating point-of-care rapid diagnostic tests (RDT) for the diagnosis of Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in serum. In the current report, we validated a whole-blood RDT for HBsAg in the form of a test-strip. The test was validated in 55 HBV positive individuals across all genotypes other than F, and in 20 HBV negative individuals in the Netherlands. The RDT showed 100% sensitivity and specificity. The low cost and use in whole blood allows this RDT to be useful in resource-limited locations, further validation in such settings will be of importance.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.2866 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Published on: May 21, 2020
Published by: Ubiquity Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2020 Jose D. Debes, Gertine van Oord, Andre Boonstra, published by Ubiquity Press
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