Laboratory-based dried blood spot testing for hepatitis C: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy

This is a protocol for a systematic review of the diagnostic accuracy of dried blood spot testing compared with venous blood samples for diagnosis of chronic hepatitis C infection.

Date of publication: 27 Oct 2020
Authors: Paul G. Carty, Michael McCarthy, Sinead O’Neill, Patricia Harrington, Michelle O’Neill, Conor Teljeur, Susan M. Smith, Máirín Ryan.
Journal: HRB Open Research
Digital object identifier: DOI: 10.12688/hrbopenres.13166.1
Type of output: Protocol
Suggested Citation:

Carty PG, McCarthy M, O’Neill S, Harrington P, O’Neill M, Teljeur C, Smith SM & Ryan M. Laboratory-based dried blood spot testing for hepatitis C: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis of diagnostic accuracy [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. HRB Open Research. 2020; 3(78).