Test for hepatitis B virus infection with radical immunoassay and real-time PCR: which method is the gold standard?

J Hepatol. 2009 Jan;50(1):211-2; author reply 213. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2008.10.005. Epub 2008 Oct 21.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • DNA, Viral / blood
  • Hepatitis B / blood
  • Hepatitis B / diagnosis*
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood
  • Hepatitis B virus / genetics
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • DNA, Viral
  • Hepatitis B Surface Antigens