HCV core antigen is an alternative marker to HCV RNA for evaluating active HCV infection: implications for improved diagnostic option in an era of affordable DAAs

The core antigen of the hepatitis C virus (HCV Ag) presents an alternative marker to HCV RNA when screening patients for HCV viremia. This study sought to evaluate the utility of HCV Ag as a marker to assess active HCV infection in individuals residing in an HCV-endemic area. From 298 HCV-seropositi...

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Autores principales: Wasitthankasem, Rujipat, Vichaiwattana, Preeyaporn, Auphimai, Chompoonut, Siripon, Nipaporn, Klinfueng, Sirapa, Tangkijvanich, Pisit, Vongpunsawad, Sompong, Poovorawan, Yong
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
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Molecular Biology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5678506/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29134150
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4008

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