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Comparative Analysis of Electrochemiluminescence Assay and Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay for the Screening of Hepatitis C

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The primary objective of the study was to identify a highly sensitive and specific screening technique for the detection of Hepatitis C infection in healthy blood donors in a low prevalence area for HCV. In this study, two of the most commonly used methods for Anti-HCV screening, i.e., Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay (ECLIA) and Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA) were performed among 517 selected healthy blood donors. The clinical performance of ECLIA and CMIA was compared on the basis of their operational variables, i.e., Sensitivity, Specificity, Accuracy, Youden’s J index, Positive and Negative predictive values and False discovery, False positive and False negative rate, etc., Both ECLIA and CMIA are highly sensitive (100%) and specific (98%) in terms of anti HCV detection among the blood donors. According to the clinical performance of ECLIA and CMIA, both are efficient in detecting anti-HCV antibodies among the asymptomatic population of healthy blood donors. But as both of them are associated with false positive results, it is recommended to have Polymerase chain reaction on the reactive samples to detect the HCV RNA.

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The supervision and support of Muhammad Usman during the research is highly appreciated.

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  1. Department of Pathology and Hematology, Institute of Hematology, Baqai Medical University, 51, Deh Tor, Gadap Road, Near Toll Plaza, Super Highway, P.O Box No 2407, Karachi, 74600, Pakistan

    Maeesa Wadood & Muhammad Usman

  2. Muhammadi Blood Bank and Thalassemia Centre, Karachi, Pakistan

    Maeesa Wadood & Muhammad Usman

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Wadood, M., Usman, M. Comparative Analysis of Electrochemiluminescence Assay and Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay for the Screening of Hepatitis C. Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus 35, 131–136 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12288-018-0968-3

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