Table 4.
FDA Approved Qualitative Assays for Detection of HCV RNA
| Amplicor HCV v2.0 (Roche Molecular Systems) | Manual RT-PCR | 50 | Diagnosis and monitoring |
| Cobas Amplicor HCV v2.0 (Roche Molecular Systems) | Semi-automated RT-PCR | 50 | Diagnosis and monitoring |
| Ampliscreen (Roche Molecular Systems) | Semi-automated RT-PCR | <50 | Blood screening |
| Versant HCV RNA Qualitative Assay, (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics) | Semi-automated TMA | 10 | Diagnosis and monitoring |
| Procleix HIV-1/HCV Assay (Chiron Corporation) | Manual TMA | <50 | Blood screening |
Abbreviations: RT-PCR, reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; TMA, transcription-mediated amplification