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Hepatitis C virus detection in the semen of infected patients.

The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Oct 2008

Cavalheiro Norma de Paula, Santos Ana Carolina de Oliveira, Melo Carlos Eduardo, Morimitsu Suzana Rie, Barone Antonio Alci

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Though HCV infection is a serious public health problem, some aspects of its biology are still not well understood, such as its transmission through seminal fluid and sexual transmission. We looked for HCV in the semen of infected patients. Thirteen patients were included. Semen fractions (seminal plasma, leukocytes and spermatozoa) were separated with 45% and 90% Percoll gradients. The HCV-RNA in blood and semen...

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PMID: 19219272
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702008000500003

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