Article
Detection of hepatitis C virus RNA from gingival crevicular fluid and its relation to virus presence in saliva.
Journal of periodontology - 1 Jan 2001
Maticic M, Poljak M, Kramar B, Seme K, Brinovec V, Meglic-Volkar J, Zakotnik B, Skaleric U
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: To search for a possible source of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in saliva, the presence and shedding patterns of HCV in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and saliva of HCV viremic patients were assessed based on clinical, biochemical, histological, virological, and oral health parameters. METHODS: Saliva and GCF samples of 50 HCV viremic patients were collected to detect HCV RNA by a modified commercial...
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