[Serological diagnosis of anti-HCV antibodies. Tests for screening and confirmation: analytical study. Le groupe "Hépatites virales" de la Société Française de Transfusion Sanguine].

Four screening and five confirmatory ELISA 2nd generation tests for anti-HCV serological diagnostic purpose are detailed herein. All studied assays were indirect ELISA procedures. Solid phase are coated with viral antigens (synthetic peptides or recombinant proteins) corresponding to structural and non structural HCV genes. Solid phase antigenic adsorbent, assay procedures and interpretations of results are analysed.