Evaluation of viral load in saliva from patients with chronic hepatitis C infection

Summary: Hepatitis C virus can be detected in blood and other bodily fluids, such as saliva. The aim of this study was to detect and quantify the HCV-RNA in saliva and plasma from patients with chronic hepatitis C infections, as well as check the level of viral load in sex groups (age, ethnicity and...

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Main Authors: Renata L. Xavier Santos, Dayse M.V. de Deus, Edmundo P. de Almeida Lopes, Maria R.C. Duarte Coêlho, Jurema F.L. de Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-09-01
Series:Journal of Infection and Public Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034115000933