Open AccessHow is the serological diagnosis of hepatitis B and C in Brazil?
Author(s) -
Áurea Valadares Folgueras-Flatschart,
M. C. F. Pessoa,
Roberto Becht Flatschart
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of physics. conference series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1742-6596
pISSN - 1742-6588
DOI - 10.1088/1742-6596/1826/1/012014
Subject(s) - serology , cirrhosis , medicine , interpretation (philosophy) , public health , chronic hepatitis , antibody , virology , immunology , pathology , virus , linguistics , philosophy
Hepatitis B and C are a serious public health problem that can be chronic and lead to cirrhosis or cancer. Their accurate diagnosis are important to allow proper treatment. In this work we seek, through analysis of data from Proficiency Testing rounds, to understand the performance of laboratories their serological tests. Considering the final interpretation of quantitative and qualitative assays, we observed at least 95% agreement on the results obtained in relation to those expected by the provider. This rate was higher in antibody detection assays, with a slight tendency to increased agreement and decreased dispersion over the period.