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Detection of hepatitis C virus RNA in saliva is not related to oral health status or viral load.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Oct 2005
Lins Liliane, Almeida Herbert, Vitvisk Ludmila, Carmo Theomira, Paraná Raymundo, Reis Mitermayer G
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C is a worldwide public health problem and its transmission is clearly associated with the parenteral route, however, the virus has also been isolated from other body fluids. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA has been detected in saliva, yet the relationship between HCV and oral pathology is not clearly understood. Therefore, an investigation on HCV-RNA in saliva and its correlation with oral pathology was...
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