The performance of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody point‐of‐care tests on oral fluid or whole blood and dried blood spot testing for HCV serology and viral load among individuals at higher risk for HCV in South Africa
Health Science Reports2021Vol. 4(1), pp. e229–e229
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Nishi Prabdial‐Sing, Lucinda Gaelejwe, Lillian Makhathini, Jayendrie Thaver, Morubula Jack Manamela, Susan Malfeld, C Wendy Spearman, Mark Sonderup, Andrew Scheibe, Katherine Young, Harry Hausler, Adrian Puren
Abstract
The POC test performed sufficiently well to be used for HCV screening in at-risk populations. DBS for diagnosis and quantification was accurate and should be considered as an alternative sample to test. POC and DBS can help scale up hepatitis services in the country, in light of our elimination goals.
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