Analytical performance characteristics and clinical utility of a novel assay for total hepatitis C virus core antigen quantification.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology
R S RossM Roggendorf

Abstract

The detection and quantification of hepatitis C virus (HCV) core antigen in serum or plasma by the use of different assay formats have previously been shown to represent useful markers of viral replication. In the present study, the intrinsic performance characteristics and the potential clinical utility of a novel assay for the quantification of total HCV core antigen were comprehensively assessed by using clinical serum samples and specimens contained in various evaluation panels. The Architect HCV Ag assay showed a specificity of 100%. The intra- and interassay coefficients of variation ranged from 3.6 to 8.0% and from 4.7 to 9.5%, respectively. Except for HCV genotype 2 isolates, the analytical sensitivity was always less than 10 fmol core antigen/liter, corresponding to approximately 500 to 3,000 IU of HCV RNA/ml. Linearity was guaranteed throughout the dynamic range (10 to 20,000 fmol/liter). When seroconversion panels were tested, the assay was not inferior to HCV RNA detection and reduced the preseroconversion period by 4 to 16 days. The results obtained by core antigen and HCV RNA quantification for 385 clinical specimens were correlated by regression analysis (r = 0.857), but the calculated conversion equation differe...Continue Reading

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