Article
Vaginal shedding of hepatitis C virus.
International journal of STD & AIDS - 1 Nov 2001
Gameiro R, Venneno T, Prieto E, Castro R, Carnall V, Canas-Ferreira W, Exposto F
Abstract excerpt
A group of 14 women infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) was evaluated for vaginal shedding of the virus. The HCV-RNA detection was performed in plasma, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and in supernatant and pellet of vaginal washings. HCV-RNA positive results were obtained in all plasma samples, in 57% of the PBMC samples, in 36% pellets obtained following centrifugation of vaginal washings and in 36%...
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