Hepatitis C - Contamination of toothbrushes: Myth or reality?

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 571-573

  Lock, G ^a,b   Dirscherl, M ^a   Obermeier, F ^a   Gelbmann, C M ^a   Hellerbrand, C ^a   Knoll A ^a   Scholmerich J ^a   Jilg, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b ALBERTINEN KRANKENHAUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contamination; Hepatitis C; Saliva; Toothbrush; Transmission

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SALIVA; THEORY; TOOTHBRUSH; VIRAL CONTAMINATION; VIROLOGY; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; BILIRUBIN; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C, CHRONIC; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; MALE; RNA, VIRAL; SALIVA; STATISTICS; TOOTHBRUSHING; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 33747193784     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2006.00735.x     Document Type: Article

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