Testing for Anti- HCV has always been riddled with shared non specific reactions. Recently launched Anti-HCV by Vidas hepatitis panel has been claimed to be equally competent as Abbott Architect or Elecsys XL system.
Performance evaluation of VIDAS® Anti-HCV, a new automated immunoassay test for the qualitative detection of antibodies anti-HCV in human serum and plasma samples But contradicting results have been proclaimed by other studies such as Comparative Evaluation of Three Commercial Automated Immunoassays What is the experience of detection of Anti-HCV using Vidas? Kindly suggest.
