Sensitivity and specificity of commercially available rapid diagnostic tests for viral hepatitis B and C screening in serum samples

Ganbolor Jargalsaikhan; Miriam Eichner; Delgerbat Boldbaatar; Purevjargal Bat-Ulzii; Oyungerel Lkhagva-Ochir; Odgerel Oidovsambuu; Bekhbold Dashtseren; Erdenebayar Namjil; Zulkhuu Genden; Dahgwahdorj Yagaanbuyant; Alimaa Tuya; Naran Gurjav; Altankhuu Mordorj; Andreas Bungert; Naranbaatar Dashdorj; Naranjargal Dashdorj

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0235036

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Sensitivity and specificity of commercially available rapid diagnostic tests for viral hepatitis B and C screening in serum samples

Ganbolor Jargalsaikhan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ganbolor Jargalsaikhan, Miriam Eichner

Roles Data curation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Miriam Eichner ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Ganbolor Jargalsaikhan, Miriam Eichner

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Delgerbat Boldbaatar,

Roles Data curation, Investigation

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Purevjargal Bat-Ulzii,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Oyungerel Lkhagva-Ochir,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Odgerel Oidovsambuu,

Roles Methodology

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, National University of Mongolia, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Bekhbold Dashtseren,

Roles Investigation

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Erdenebayar Namjil,

Roles Investigation, Resources

Affiliation National Center of Transfusion Medicine, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Zulkhuu Genden,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Dahgwahdorj Yagaanbuyant,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Alimaa Tuya,

Roles Investigation, Resources

Affiliation National Center of Transfusion Medicine, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Naran Gurjav,

Roles Investigation, Resources

Affiliation National Center of Transfusion Medicine, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Altankhuu Mordorj,

Roles Investigation, Supervision

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Andreas Bungert ,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Andreas.Bungert@onomfoundation.org

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1515-7759

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Naranbaatar Dashdorj ,

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Naranjargal Dashdorj

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

¶‡ These authors also contributed equally to this work.

Affiliations Liver Center, Sukhbaatar District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, Onom Foundation, Khan-Uul District, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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Sensitivity and specificity of commercially available rapid diagnostic tests for viral hepatitis B and C screening in serum samples

Ganbolor Jargalsaikhan,
Miriam Eichner,
Delgerbat Boldbaatar,
Purevjargal Bat-Ulzii,
Oyungerel Lkhagva-Ochir,
Odgerel Oidovsambuu,
Bekhbold Dashtseren,
Erdenebayar Namjil,
Zulkhuu Genden,
Dahgwahdorj Yagaanbuyant

Published: July 15, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0235036

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