The risk of HCV RNA contamination in serology screening instruments with a fixed needle for sample transfer.Visa övriga samt affilieringar
2014 (Engelska)Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Virology, ISSN 1386-6532, E-ISSN 1873-5967, Vol. 60, nr 2, s. 172-173Artikel i tidskrift (Refereegranskat) Published
Abstract [en]
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C diagnostics involve antibody screening and confirmation of current infection by detection of HCV RNA positivity. In screening instruments with fixed pipetting needle, there is a risk of sample carry-over contamination.
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of such contamination in a proposed clinical setting.
STUDY DESIGN: In the present study, known HCV RNA positive (n=149) and negative (n=149) samples were analysed by anti-HCV Abbott in an Architect instrument in an alternating fashion in order to test for contamination.
RESULTS: In subsequent retesting of the previously HCV RNA-negative samples, six samples (4%) were positive by the Cobas Taqman assay with a maximum level of 33IU/mL. The results show that there is a risk for transfer of HCV in the Architect instrument but they also show that the levels of HCV RNA observed are low.
CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that complementary HCV RNA testing on samples identified as anti-HCV positive by screening can be recommended because the complementary results are reliable in the majority of cases when either HCV RNA is negative or HCV RNA is positive with a level >1000IU/mL. In a minority of cases, with low HCV RNA after anti-HCV antibody screening, cross-contamination should be suspected and a new sample requested for HCV RNA testing. This strategy would reduce the need for obtaining a new sample from the vast majority of patients with a newly discovered HCV antibody positivity.
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2014. Vol. 60, nr 2, s. 172-173
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Mikrobiologi inom det medicinska området
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-107297DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2014.03.011ISI: 000335738000016PubMedID: 24735614OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-107297DiVA, id: diva2:723212
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