False hepatitis B and C viral serologies in patients with multiple sclerosis receiving high-dose biotin

Mult Scler. 2020 Feb;26(2):257-258. doi: 10.1177/1352458518818294. Epub 2018 Dec 11.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Viral / analysis
  • Antibodies, Viral / blood
  • Artifacts
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • Biotin / analogs & derivatives
  • Biotin / therapeutic use*
  • False Negative Reactions
  • False Positive Reactions
  • Hepacivirus
  • Hepatitis B / diagnosis*
  • Hepatitis B virus
  • Hepatitis C / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive / drug therapy*
  • Multiple Sclerosis, Chronic Progressive / virology

Substances

  • Antibodies, Viral
  • Bacterial Proteins
  • biotin-streptavidin complex
  • Biotin