Detection of hepatitis C virus in the corneas of seropositive donors

Cornea

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 37-40

  Hung Ming Lee, ^a   Naor, J ^a   Alhindi, R ^a   Chinfook, T ^a   Krajden, M ^a   Mazzulli, T ^a   Rootman, D S ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

HCV seropositive cornea donors; Hepatitis C virus; Immunoassay; Polymerase chain reaction; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORNEA DISEASE; CORNEA EPITHELIUM; CORNEA TRANSPLANTATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; ORGAN DONOR; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; SCREENING; SEROCONVERSION; VIREMIA; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; CORNEA; CORNEAL DISEASES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; EYE BANKS; EYE INFECTIONS, VIRAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0035169049     PISSN: 02773740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003226-200101000-00007     Document Type: Article

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