Publications by authors named "Chi D Chang"
Background: HCV exposure among blood donors is serologically determined by detection of antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV); however, the recent development of an assay for the detection of HCV core antigen identifies infection before anti-HCV development. Simultaneous detection of HCV core antigen and anti-HCV would shorten the window period before seroconversion over conventional HCV antibody screening assays.
Study Design And Methods: A prototype chemiluminescent immunoassay was developed for simultaneous detection of HCV core antigen and anti-HCV in human sera and plasma.