Basic Study
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World J Hepatol. May 27, 2019; 11(5): 442-449
Published online May 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i5.442
Table 1 Blinded 147 serum samples in four groups for hepatitis C virus antigens enzyme immunoassay
GroupDiagnosisCasesHCV infectionHIV infection
1No HCV/HIV10No (anti-HCV -/HCV PCR -)No (anti-HIV -)
2HCV alone54Yes (anti-HCV +/HCV PCR +)No (anti-HIV -)
3HCV/viremic HIV38Yes (anti-HCV +/HCV PCR +)Yes (anti-HIV +/HIV PCR +)
4HCV/non-viremic HIV45Yes (anti-HCV +/HCV PCR +)Yes (anti-HIV +/HIV PCR -)
Total147
Table 2 The accordance of serum hepatitis C virus antigens enzyme immunoassay test results to hepatitis C virus RNA PCR in sera with hepatitis C virus monoinfection
GroupsInterpretationCasesSerum HCV-Ags EIA
Positive (%)Negative (%)
1 (anti-HCV -/HCV RNA -)No HCV infection100 (0.0%)10 (100.0%)
2 (anti-HCV +/HCV RNA +)Chronic HCV infection5454 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)
Subtotal645410
Table 3 Accordance of serum hepatitis C virus antigens enzyme immunoassay to hepatitis C virus PCR testing results in sera with hepatitis C virus/human immunodeficiency virus coinfection
GroupsHIV statusCasesSerum HCV-Ags EIA
Positive (%)Negative (%)
1 (anti-HCV +/HCV RNA +)Viremic HIV infection3838 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)
2 (anti-HCV +/HCV RNA +)No viremic HIV infection4545 (100.0%)0 (0.0%)
Subtotal83830