TABLE 4.
Resolution of discordant samples
| Sample no. | HCV TMA result
|
Amplicor result
|
Patient history | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial test | Retest | Initial test | Retest | ||
| 1 | + | + | − | − | EIA positive, liver transplant recipient |
| 2 | + | + | − | − | EIA positive, receiving interferon treatment for HCV infection; positive for HCV RNA by Amplicor at month 3 of treatment |
| 3 | + | + | − | − | EIA positive, dialysis patient; positive for HCV RNA by PCR for 3 consecutive years |
| 4 | + | − | − | − | Accidental needlestick from HCV-positive patient; baseline sample was EIA negative |