A modified RT-PCR technique to screen for viral RNA in the semen of hepatitis C virus-positive men

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3153-3156

  Cassuto, Nino G ^a   Sifer, C ^b   Feldmann, G ^b   Bouret, D ^a   Moret, F ^c   Benifla, J L ^b   Porcher, R ^d   Naouri, M ^b   Neuraz, A ^b   Alvarez, S ^b   Poncelet, C ^b   Madelenat, P ^b   Devaux, A ^b  

^a Laboratoire Drouot   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^c Laboratoire Roche   (France)

^d SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; IVF; Purified sperm; Sperm

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTION; CULTURE MEDIUM; DELIVERY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; EMBRYO CULTURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FREEZING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION RISK; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SAFETY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEROCONVERSION; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; STANDARD; VIROLOGY; VIRUS HEPATITIS; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; BLOOD; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 0036905609     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.12.3153     Document Type: Article

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