Antigen-antistoff-antigen sandwich analyse metode for detektering av hepatitt C virus (HCV) infeksjon i en biologisk prøve samt anvendelse derav

摘要

An HCV antigen/antibody/antigen assay is provided. The assay employs an isolated first antigen from a region of the HCV polyprotein, and an HCV multiple epitope fusion antigen that includes an epitope from the same region of the polyprotein as the first antigen. Both the first antigen and the multiple epitope fusion antigen bind antibodies present in an HCV-infected sample.