SCREEN TEST EPATITE C – HCV

Hcv Rapid Test – Product code: IHC-402

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. The HCV cassette rapid test (Whole Blood/Serum/Plasma) is a membrane-based qualitative immunoassay for the detection of HCV antibody on whole blood, serum or plasma. The membrane is pre-coated with recombinant HCV antigen on the test line of the cassette. During the test, the whole blood, serum or plasma sample reacts with the gold-colloidal conjugate of the recombinant HCV antigen. The compound then migrates chromatographically upwards on the membrane by capillary action, reacting with the recombinant HCV antigen on the membrane and generating a colored line. The presence of this colored line indicates a positive result, while its absence indicates a negative result. As a procedural control, a colored line will always appear in the control line area, indicating that the correct volume of sample has been spilled and the membrane has been soaked.