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| Albertoni,Guilherme Ambrozio; Arnoni,Carine Prisco; Araujo,Patricia Regina Barboza; Andrade,Sheila Siqueira; Carvalho,Fabrício Oliveira; Girão,Manoel João Batista Castello; Schor,Nestor; Barreto,José Augusto. |
| Nucleic acid amplification testing (NAT) was recently recommended by Brazilian legislation and has been implemented at some blood banks in the city of São Paulo, Brazil, in an attempt to reduce blood-born transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus. OBJECTIVE: Manual magnetic particle-based extraction methods for HIV and HCV viral nucleic acids were evaluated in combination with detection by reverse transcriptase - polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) one-step. METHODS: Blood donor samples were collected from January 2010 to September 2010, and minipools of them were submitted to testing. ELISA was used for the analysis of anti-HCV/HIV antibodies. Detection and amplification of viral RNA was performed using real-time PCR.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HCV; HIV; Infection; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; Blood banks. |
| Ano: 2011 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702011000600008 |
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