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ArticleScientific reports2019

Reliable resolution of ambiguous hepatitis C virus genotype 1 results with the Abbott HCV Genotype Plus RUO assay.

V Saludes, A Antuori, B Reinhardt, I Viciana, E Clavijo, L Schreiber, M Tenenbaum, F Rodriguez-Frias, J Quer, L Matas and 1 more

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V SaludesMicrobiology Department, Laboratori Clínic Metropolitana Nord, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol; Genetics and Microbiology Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain.
A AntuoriMicrobiology Department, Laboratori Clínic Metropolitana Nord, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol; Genetics and Microbiology Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain.
B ReinhardtAbbott GmbH & Co. KG, Wiesbaden, Germany.
I VicianaMicrobiology Service, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain.
E ClavijoMicrobiology Service, Hospital Virgen de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain.
L SchreiberMaccabi Mega-Lab, Rehovot, Israel.
M TenenbaumMaccabi Mega-Lab, Rehovot, Israel.
F Rodriguez-FriasLiver Pathology Lab, Biochemistry and Microbiology Department, University Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain.
J QuerCentro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (CIBER) de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-0014-084X
L MatasMicrobiology Department, Laboratori Clínic Metropolitana Nord, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol; Genetics and Microbiology Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain.
E MartróMicrobiology Department, Laboratori Clínic Metropolitana Nord, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol; Genetics and Microbiology Department, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Badalona, Spain. emartro@igtp.cat.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate subtyping of hepatitis C virus genotype 1 (HCV-1) remains clinically and epidemiologically relevant. The Abbott HCV Genotype Plus RUO (GT Plus) assay, targeting the core region, was evaluated as a reflex test to resolve ambiguous HCV-1 results in a challenging sample collection. 198 HCV-1 specimens were analysed with GT Plus (38 specimens with and 160 without subtype assigned by the Abbott RealTime Genotype II (GT II) assay targeting the 5'NC and NS5B regions). Sanger sequencing of the core and/or NS5B regions were performed in 127 specimens without subtype assignment by GT II, with "not detected" results by GT Plus, or with mixed genotypes/subtypes. The remaining GT Plus results were compared to LiPA 2.0 (n = 45) or just to GT II results if concordant (n = 26). GT Plus successfully assigned the subtype in 142/160 (88.8%) samples. "Not detected" results indicated other HCV-1 subtypes/genotypes or mismatches in the core region in subtype 1b. The subtyping concordance between GT Plus and either sequencing or LiPA was 98.6% (140/142). Therefore, combined use of GT II and GT Plus assays represents a reliable and simple approach which considerably reduced the number of ambiguous HCV-1 results and enabled a successful subtyping of 98.9% of all HCV-1 samples.

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5' Untranslated RegionsGenotypeGenotyping TechniquesGermanyHepacivirusHepatitis CHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansIsraelPhylogenyReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseSpainViral Nonstructural Proteins5' Untranslated RegionsNS-5 protein, hepatitis C virusRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseViral Nonstructural Proteins

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PMCPMC6403303

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