Review
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2015.
World J Hepatol. Jun 8, 2015; 7(10): 1377-1389
Published online Jun 8, 2015. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i10.1377
Figure 3
Figure 3 Assays to detect anti-hepatitis C virus antibody, viral core antigen, and viral genomic RNA are used to diagnose HCV infection in clinical practice. HCV: Hepatitis C virus; POCT: Point-of-care test; EIA: Enzyme immuno-assay; RIBA: Recombinant immunoblot assays; RT-PCR: Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction; TMA: Transcription-mediated amplification; bDNA: Branched DNA.