Rapid hepatitis C test IHC-402

HCVserumplasma

The Hepatitis C HCV rapid cassette test (whole blood/serum/plasma) is a rapid immunochromatographic test for the qualitative detection of the antibody to the hepatitis C virus in whole blood, serum or plasma. The HCV Cassette Rapid Test Cassette (Whole Blood/Serum/Plasma) is a qualitative membrane-based immunoassay for the detection of antibodies to HCV in whole blood, serum or plasma. The Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) is a single-stranded, small positive sense, encapsulated RNA virus. HCV is now known as the leading cause of parenteral transmission of non-A and non-B hepatitis. The HCV antibody is found in over 80% of patients with widely documented non-A and non-B hepatitis. Conventional methods fail to isolate the virus in cell culture or visualize it via an electron microscope. Cloning of the viral genome has made it possible to develop serological tests using recombinant antigens.1,2 Compared to the first generation of HCV EIAs that used a single recombinant antigen, multiple antigen tests using a single antigen have been added to the new serological tests. recombinant protein and / or synthetic peptides to avoid non-specific cross-reactivity and increase the sensitivity of HCV antibody tests. The HCV Cassette Rapid Test Cassette (Whole Blood/Serum/Plasma) is a rapid test for qualitatively detecting the presence of HCV antibody on whole blood, serum or plasma samples. The test uses a gold-colloidal conjugate and recombinant HCV proteins to selectively detect the HCV antibody on whole blood, serum or plasma. The recombinant HCV proteins used in the test kit are genetically encoded for both structural (nucleocapsid) and non-structural proteins.