HCV false positive immunoassays in patients with LVAD: A potential trap!
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- 作者：Amé ; lie Heinrichsa ; amelie.heinrichs@ulb.ac.be" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Martine Antoineb ; Deborah Steenselsa ; Isabel Montesinosa ; Marie-Luce Delforgea
- 关键词：HCV serology ; Left ventricular assist device ; False-positive
- 刊名：Journal of Clinical Virology
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：May 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：78
- 期：Complete
- 页码：44-46
- 全文大小：263 K
文摘
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High amount of false positive HCV antibody immunoassays in patients with left ventricular assist devices (LVAD).
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The reason of false positive HCV results in patients with cardiac device remains unclear.
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The decision to exclude heart transplantation in patients having a LVAD should not be solely based on a positive HCV screening test.