OraQuick Hepatitis C Antibody Test
The 5-minute OraQuick approach may reduce unnecessary RNA testing among people non-reactive at 5 minutes. A 5-minute positive antibody result does not prove current viraemia in every person. Prior research found that a positive OraQuick re…
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The 5-minute OraQuick approach may reduce unnecessary RNA testing among people non-reactive at 5 minutes. A 5-minute positive antibody result does not prove current viraemia in every person. Prior research found that a positive OraQuick result at 5 minutes identified all participants with viraemia in pooled cohorts from Canada and Spain. OraQuick is designed for a 20-minute read time under standard use. Accuracy is lower among recently cured people because hepatitis C antibodies can persist after sustained virological response.