An Improved NAT Assay with Enhanced Sensitivity for HBV for Donor Blood Screening

Low viremia and higher prevalence of HBV within Indian population, underlines the importance of a highly sensitive nucleic acid testing (NAT) blood screening assay for HBV. Ultrio Plus assay has increased sensitivity for HBV detection and demonstrates improved clinical utility and should be rapidly...

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Published in:Journal of laboratory physicians 2012-07, Vol.4 (2), p.127-127
Main Author: Chatterjee, Kabita
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Blood & organ donations
Blood banks
Hepatitis B
Infections
Letters to Editor
Occult sciences
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Summary:Low viremia and higher prevalence of HBV within Indian population, underlines the importance of a highly sensitive nucleic acid testing (NAT) blood screening assay for HBV. Ultrio Plus assay has increased sensitivity for HBV detection and demonstrates improved clinical utility and should be rapidly implemented in donor screening for regions having moderate to high prevalence HBV such as India, where a large number of donors are unaware that they may be carrying this infection.
ISSN:0974-2727
0974-7826
DOI:10.4103/0974-2727.105595