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ORIGINAL ARTICLE ASIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Sensitivity comparison between rapid one-step test strip and ELISA methods in detection of HBsAg among selected chronic liver disease patients in University of Calabar Teaching hospital, Calabar, Nigeria 1 2 3 4 5 D.C. Okpokam , M. Kooffreh-Ada , Z.A. Okhormhe , N. A. Ernest , V.U. Nna 1Department of Medical Laboratory Science (Haematology Unit), University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria, 2Department of Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology Unit), University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria, 3Department of Medical Laboratory Science (Chemical Pathology Unit), University of Calabar, Calabar, Nigeria, 4Department of Haematology University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria, 5Department of Physiology, College of Medical Sciences, University of Calabar, P.M.B. 1115 Calabar, Nigeria Submitted: 05‑01‑2015 Revised: 02‑03‑2015 Published: 01‑05‑2015 A B S T R A C T Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the eloquent hepatic infection that leads to Access this article online hepatocellular carcinoma. This study aims to determine the frequency of HBV by screening Website: selected chronic liver disease (CLD) patients alongside few apparently healthy subjects who /index.php/AJMS might be carriers and pose a high risk in HBV transmission. This study also aims to compare the sensitivity between two diagnostic tests; one step rapid test strip device (RIA) and Enzyme DOI: 10.3126/ajms.v6i5.11851