Comparative study on anti-HCV testing using plasma, dried plasma spots (DPS), and dried blood spots (DBS)Highlights

• Main Authors: Jieqiong Ma (Author), Lin He (Author), Kai Chen (Author), Yuehua Wang (Author), Yanan Ren (Author), Wenge Xing (Author), Yan Jiang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the performance of an assay using dried plasma spot (DPS) and dried blood spot (DBS) samples for the serological detection of anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibodies. Between January and July 2019, plasma, DPS and DBS specimens were collected from individuals at...