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<journal-id>0120-548X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Biológica Colombiana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta biol.Colomb.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-548X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0120-548X2019000300538</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15446/abc.v24n3.79348</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[METAANÁLISIS DE LA VALIDEZ Y EL DESEMPEÑO DE LAS PRUEBAS DE TAMIZACIÓN DEL VIRUS DE LA HEPATITIS C EN BANCOS DE SANGRE, 2000-2018]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Meta-analyses of the validity and performance of screening tests for Hepatitis C Virus in the blood banks, 2000-2018]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[ORREGO-MARÍN]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[BEDOYA]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Astrid Milena]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[CARDONA-ARIAS]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jaiberth Antonio]]></given-names>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Antioquia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Antioquia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Antioquia  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2019</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>24</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>538</fpage>
<lpage>545</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-548X2019000300538&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-548X2019000300538&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-548X2019000300538&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Este estudio evaluó la validez y desempeño del inmunodiagnóstico del virus de la hepatitis C (VHC), con base en estudios publicados en la literatura científica mundial. Se diseñó y validó un protocolo de búsqueda y selección de investigaciones en las fases de la guía PRISMA, se analizaron los parámetros de sensibilidad, especificidad, cocientes de probabilidad, razón de odds y curva ROC, en MetaDisc. Se tamizaron 4602 estudios, de los cuales sólo 545 se realizaron en bancos de sangre y 18 evaluaron la validez diagnóstica de las pruebas para el VHC. La mayoría de los estudios fueron de Europa y Asia, con un 78 % basados en determinación de anticuerpos. Los estudios con detección de anticuerpos se realizaron en 21 483 donantes sanos y 3 145 infectados en quienes se halló una sensibilidad de 97,8 % (IC 95 % = 97,3 - 98,2), especificidad 99,0 % (IC 95 % = 98,9 - 99,2), cociente de probabilidad positivo 75,4 (IC 95 % = 27,2 - 209,2) y negativo de 0,02 (IC 95 % = 0,01 - 0,07) y área bajo la curva de 99,8 %. Se concluye que la detección de anticuerpos presenta excelente validez, desempeño y utilidad diagnóstica para la detección del VHC en donantes de sangre y población general.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT This study evaluated the validity and performance of the immunodiagnosis of the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), based on studies published in the worldwide scientific literature. A search and selection research protocol was designed and validated in the phases of the PRISMA guide, the parameters of sensitivity, specificity, likelihood ratios, odds ratio, and ROC curve were analyzed in MetaDisc. 4602 studies were screened, of which only 545 were performed in blood banks and 18 evaluated the diagnostic validity of the tests for HCV. Most studies were from Europe and Asia, with 78 % based on antibody determination. Studies with antibody detection were carried out in 21483 healthy donors and 3145 infected patients in whom a sensitivity of 97.8 % (95 % CI = 97.3 - 98.2) was found, 99.0 % specificity (95 % CI = 98.9 - 99.2), positive likelihood ratio 75.4 (95 % CI = 27.2 - 209.2) and negative of 0.02 (95% CI = 0.01 - 0.07) and area under the curve 99.8 %. It is concluded that the detection of antibodies presents excellent validity, performance, and diagnostic utility for the detection of HCV in blood donors and the general population.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Hepatitis viral humana]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[inmunodiagnóstico]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[pruebas inmunológicas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[revisión sistemática]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Human viral hepatitis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[immunodiagnostic]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[immunological tests]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[systematic review]]></kwd>
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