Single-tube, highly sensitive detection of the hepatitis E virus RNA in blood and plasma donations.
Assay Characteristics
Platform - Procleix Panther system
Assay chemistry
Qualitative, transcription-mediated amplification (TMA)
Indication
Blood screening, source plasma, cadaveric (non-heart-beating) donors
Collection tube
Serum or plasma from EDTA, ACD, heparin or sodium citrate anti-coagulated samples
Pool sizes
ID-NAT, 4, 8, 16
Assay kit size
1000 or 5000 tests
Detected virus
HEV (genotypes 1-4)***