An analysis of the predictive value of the HIV Ag/Ab screening assay within the performance characteristics of the DiaSorin LIAISON XL for the detection of blood-borne viruses

Blood-borne viral infections such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are highly transmissible, can potentially lead to chronic or fatal outcome and thus pose a relevant threat in infectious disease control and blood transfusions [1 –3]. Screening for blood-borne viral infections requires the use of fully automatic diagnostic test systems for which the requirements are particularly high. These requirements vary according to the prevalence of blood-borne viral infections in the study population.

Source: Journal of Clinical Virology - February 27, 2018 Category: Virology Authors: Khoa T.D. Thai, Hannelore G ötz, Bibi C.G.C. Slingerland, Janienne Klaasse, Martin Schutten, Corine H. GeurtsvanKessel Source Type: research