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2215. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) for Detection of Vertically Acquired Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection in Early Infancy
BACKGROUND: Many children born to HCV-infected mothers in the U.S. never receive recommended anti-HCV antibody (Ab) screening at age ≥ 18 months. Earlier testing by HCV-RNA PCR might facilitate increased screening, though prior studies using older PCR assays reported unacceptably low sensitivity of...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6254897/ http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1868 |