Article
The polymerase chain reaction and hepatitis C virus diagnosis.
FEMS microbiology reviews - 1 Jul 1994
Garson J A
Abstract excerpt
In the absence of tissue culture, electron microscopy or assays for viral antigen, the direct detection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is by necessity dependent upon nucleic acid hybridisation methods. Of the available methods, amplification of HCV cDNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) commends itself by virtue of its extreme sensitivity and its consequent ability to detect the very low levels of HCV-RNA that are...
Topics
- Blood Donors
- Carrier State
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis Antibodies
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Humans
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Viremia