Validation of a point-of-care rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis C for use in resource-limited settings.

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Main Authors: Leathers, James S., Pisano, María Belén, Ré, Viviana Elizabeth, van Oord, G., Sultan, A., Boonstra, A., Debes, J. D.
Other Authors: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0336-3750
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Published: 2025
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11086/556625
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author Leathers, James S.
Pisano, María Belén
Ré, Viviana Elizabeth
van Oord, G.
Sultan, A.
Boonstra, A.
Debes, J. D.
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spelling rdu-unc.5566252025-07-28T11:13:44Z Validation of a point-of-care rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis C for use in resource-limited settings. Leathers, James S. Pisano, María Belén Ré, Viviana Elizabeth van Oord, G. Sultan, A. Boonstra, A. Debes, J. D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0336-3750 Hepatitis C Rapid Diagnostic Test Resource Limited Hepacivirus 2 p. publishedVersion Fil: Leathers, James S. Vanderbilt University; Estados Unidos. Fil: Pisano, María Belén. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Virología "Dr. J.M. Vanella"; Argentina. Fil: Pisano, María Belén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Ré, Viviana Elizabeth. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Virología "Dr. J.M. Vanella"; Argentina. Fil: Ré, Viviana Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: van Oord, Gertine. Erasmus Medical Center; Países Bajos. Fil: Sultan, Amir. Addis Ababa University; Etiopía. Fil: Boonstra, Andre. Erasmus Medical Center; Países Bajos. Fil: Debes, José D. Universidad de Minnesota; Estados Unidos. Background: Treatment of HCV with direct-acting antivirals has enabled the discussion of HCV eradication worldwide. Envisioning this aim requires implementation of mass screening in resource-limited areas, usually constrained by testing costs. Methods: We validated a low-cost, rapid diagnosis test (RDT) for HCV in three different continents in 141 individuals. Results: The HCV RDT showed 100% specificity and sensitivity across different samples regardless of genotype or viral load (in samples with such information, 90%). Conclusions: The HCV test validated in this study can allow for HCV screening in areas of need when properly used. publishedVersion Fil: Leathers, James S. Vanderbilt University; Estados Unidos. Fil: Pisano, María Belén. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Virología "Dr. J.M. Vanella"; Argentina. Fil: Pisano, María Belén. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Ré, Viviana Elizabeth. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Virología "Dr. J.M. Vanella"; Argentina. Fil: Ré, Viviana Elizabeth. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: van Oord, Gertine. Erasmus Medical Center; Países Bajos. Fil: Sultan, Amir. Addis Ababa University; Etiopía. Fil: Boonstra, Andre. Erasmus Medical Center; Países Bajos. Fil: Debes, José D. Universidad de Minnesota; Estados Unidos. Enfermedades Infecciosas 2025-07-25T19:08:52Z 2025-07-25T19:08:52Z 2019 article 1876-3405 doi:10.1093/inthealth/ihy101 http://hdl.handle.net/11086/556625 1876-3405 eng Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Impreso; Electrónico y/o Digital
spellingShingle Hepatitis C
Rapid Diagnostic Test
Resource Limited
Hepacivirus
Leathers, James S.
Pisano, María Belén
Ré, Viviana Elizabeth
van Oord, G.
Sultan, A.
Boonstra, A.
Debes, J. D.
Validation of a point-of-care rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis C for use in resource-limited settings.
title Validation of a point-of-care rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis C for use in resource-limited settings.
title_full Validation of a point-of-care rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis C for use in resource-limited settings.
title_fullStr Validation of a point-of-care rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis C for use in resource-limited settings.
title_full_unstemmed Validation of a point-of-care rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis C for use in resource-limited settings.
title_short Validation of a point-of-care rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis C for use in resource-limited settings.
title_sort validation of a point of care rapid diagnostic test for hepatitis c for use in resource limited settings
topic Hepatitis C
Rapid Diagnostic Test
Resource Limited
Hepacivirus
url http://hdl.handle.net/11086/556625
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