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

• Main Authors: Renata L. Xavier Santos (Author), Dayse M.V. de Deus (Author), Edmundo P. de Almeida Lopes (Author), Maria R.C. Duarte Coêlho (Author), Jurema F.L. de Castro (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...