One-step real-time PCR assay for detection and quantification of RNA HCV to monitor patients under treatment in Brazil

The Brazilian Public Health Service provides freely αPEG-IFN to treat patients infected with HCV. The primary goal of HCV therapy is the long-term elimination of HCV from the blood to reduce the risk of HCV associated complications and death. Patient viremia affects the treatment duration and respon...

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Main Authors: Elisabete Andrade, Daniele Rocha, Marcela Fontana-Maurell, Elaine Costa, Marisa Ribeiro, Daniela Tupy de Godoy, Antonio G.P. Ferreira, Amilcar Tanuri, Patrícia Alvarez, Rodrigo Brindeiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867018303179