Mullis CE, Laeyendecker O, Reynolds SJ, Ocama P, Quinn J, Boaz I, Gray RH, Kirk GD, Thomas DL, Quinn TC, Stabinski L.
Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Dec;57(12):1747-50. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit602. Epub 2013 Sep 18. PMCID: PMC3840403
Abstract
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.
Keywords: Africa; ELISA; hepatitis C virus.