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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2025

Performance of a novel DiaRD-HCV RNA RTqPCR kit for quantification of HCV RNA in clinical samples.

Ulker Cuhaci, Bengul Durmaz, Hande Toptan, Mehmet Koroglu, Derya Mutlu, Dilek Colak, Rıza Durmaz

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Ulker CuhaciFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Yuksek İhtisas University, 06530, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6420-6185
Bengul DurmazFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Lokman Hekim University, 06530, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9093-7440
Hande ToptanFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Sakarya University, 54050, Sakarya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6893-8490
Mehmet KorogluFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Sakarya University, 54050, Sakarya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8101-1104
Derya MutluFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6786-137X
Dilek ColakFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Akdeniz University, 07070, Antalya, Turkey.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8739-0130
Rıza DurmazFaculty of Medicine, Department of Medical Microbiology, Yıldırım Beyazıt University, 06760, Ankara, Turkey. rdurmaz@aybu.edu.tr.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-778X

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Abstract

purposeQuantitative detection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA is essential for diagnosis of chronic infection and monitoring the HCV levels in patients under treatment. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the performance characteristics and comparability of a novel DiaRD-HCV RT qPCR kit (Diagen Lts, Ankara, Turkey) with Artus HCV QS-RGQ kit and the NeuMoDx HCV Quant Test in clinical samples.

methodsA total of 240 plasma samples, 86 HCV RNA positive and 154 negative, were used for comparison. Intra-assay and inter-assay reproducibility tests of the novel kit were carried out on clinical samples having HCV RNA loads of 1.42 × 10

resultsDiaRD HCV RTqPCR kit demonstrated a sensitivity of 98.8%, a specificity of 100%, and an accuracy of 99.6%. Linear regression analysis demonstrated strong correlation (R

conclusionsThese results highlight the potential utility of the DiaRD HCV RTqPCR kit for quantitation and monitoring of HCV RNA in patients.

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HepacivirusHepatitis CHepatitis C, ChronicReagent Kits, DiagnosticReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA, ViralViral LoadGenotypeHumansReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityReagent Kits, DiagnosticRNA, ViralArtus HCV QS-RGQ kitDiaRD HCV RTqPCR kitHCVNeuMoDx HCV quant testQPCR

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PMCPMC12457544

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