Anti-HCV-kaart

The Cypress Anti-HCV card is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of antibodies to hepatitis C virus in human serum or plasma. It can be used for clinical diagnosis of HCV infection and for screening of blood donors at the scene.

10 - 30 °C

Hepatitis C Virus is a small, enveloped, positive-sense, single-stranded RNA virus. Conventional methods fail to isolate the virus in cell culture or visualize it by electron microscope. Cloning the viral genome has made it possible to develop serologic assays that use recombinant antigens. Compared to the first generation HCV EIAs using single recombinant antigen, multiple antigens using recombinant protein and/or synthetic peptides have been added in new serologic tests to avoid nonspecific cross-reactivity and to increase the sensitivity of the HCV antibody tests.