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[Utility of molecular biology in the microbiological diagnosis of viral hepatitides].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 Jul 2008
Echevarría José Manuel, Avellón Ana
Abstract excerpt
Viral hepatitides are satisfactorily diagnosed in the laboratory by immunoassays for either antigen or antibody detection in serum samples. However, the early detection of acute infections during the window period, investigation of occult infections, and issues related to the establishment and follow-up of antiviral therapy in chronic infections pose new challenges that only molecular methods can meet. In...
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