02.07.2025
RealBest kits are validated in Indonesia
In 2024, Vector-Best’s RealBest HBV/HCV/HIV and ExtraMag (500) test systems successfully underwent validation at the Transfusion-transmissible infections Laboratory of the Transfusion Department of Sarjito Hospital in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. This project, implemented in collaboration with a local partner, PT Biocare, enabled the testing of Vector-Best diagnostic kits in conjunction with a foreign-made automated nucleic acid extraction station intended for use in blood banks.
Testing was performed on local samples in full compliance with international quality standards. The test panel comprised 73 samples positive for hepatitis B, 32 for hepatitis C, and 50 for HIV infection, with results confirmed using foreign PCR assays. The study also included 168 negative samples for each infection. Biomaterial was provided by donors from the Transfusion Department of Sarjito Hospital. Validation results demonstrated 100% sensitivity and specificity for the test system in detecting each of the specified blood-borne infections. These findings will also be presented as a scientific report at the ISBT international conference in Milan.
Following the successful completion of testing, Vector-Best’s RealBest HBV/HCV/HIV and ExtraMag (500) kits have been recommended for implementation in all 450 blood banks throughout Indonesia.
Testing was performed on local samples in full compliance with international quality standards. The test panel comprised 73 samples positive for hepatitis B, 32 for hepatitis C, and 50 for HIV infection, with results confirmed using foreign PCR assays. The study also included 168 negative samples for each infection. Biomaterial was provided by donors from the Transfusion Department of Sarjito Hospital. Validation results demonstrated 100% sensitivity and specificity for the test system in detecting each of the specified blood-borne infections. These findings will also be presented as a scientific report at the ISBT international conference in Milan.
Following the successful completion of testing, Vector-Best’s RealBest HBV/HCV/HIV and ExtraMag (500) kits have been recommended for implementation in all 450 blood banks throughout Indonesia.