Detection of HCV RNA in saliva of patients with hepatitis C virus infection by using a highly sensitive test

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 101, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 29-35

  Hermida, M ^a   Ferreiro, M C ^b   Barral, S ^a   Laredo, R ^a   Castro, A ^a   Diz Dios, P ^b,c  

^a HOSPITAL JUAN CANALEJO   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c C/Panamá 2 2o Dcha ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Disease transmission; Hepatitis C virus; Polymerase chain reaction; Saliva

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SALIVATION; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 0036178252     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(01)00417-7     Document Type: Article

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