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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
High frequency of false-positive hepatitis C virus enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in Rakai, Uganda
Clinical Infectious Diseases, Volume 57, No. 12, Year 2013
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Description
The prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in sub-Saharan Africa remains unclear. We tested 1000 individuals from Rakai, Uganda, with the Ortho version 3.0 HCV enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. All serologically positive samples were tested for HCV RNA. Seventy-six of the 1000 (7.6%) participants were HCV antibody positive; none were confirmed by detection of HCV RNA. © 2013 Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2013. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mullis, Caroline E.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Laeyendecker, Oliver B.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
United States, Bethesda
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Niaid
Reynolds, Steven James
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
United States, Bethesda
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Niaid
Ocama, Ponsiano
Uganda, Kampala
Makerere University
Quinn, Jeffrey
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Boaz, Iga
Uganda, Kalisizo
Rakai Health Sciences Program
Gray, Ronald H.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Kirk, Gregory D.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Thomas, David L.
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
Quinn, Thomas Charles
United States, Baltimore
Johns Hopkins University
United States, Bethesda
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Niaid
Stabinski, Lara
United States, Bethesda
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Niaid
Statistics
Citations: 65
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1093/cid/cit602
ISSN:
10584838
e-ISSN:
15376591
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Uganda