Diagnostic accuracy evaluation of the ImmunoFlow HCV rapid immunochromatographic test for the detection of hepatitis C antibodies.

•Evaluation of rapid immunochromatographic ImmunoFlow HCV from Core Diagnostics at the Paul-Ehrlich-Institute, Germany on three seropanels.•Overall the sensitivity and the specificity were >99.0% and 100%.•Nine of ten patients during the seroconversion period were correctly identified.