Optimization of one-step real-time PCR for the X-tail target of HCV as a diagnostic test

Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global public health issue. The bloodborne nature of HCV transmission poses a substantial risk to healthcare workers, due to occupational exposure to needlestick injuries and blood and other body fluids containing the virus. Undiagnosed HCV infection, incl...

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Main Authors: Franciéli Pedrotti Rozales, Fernada de-Paris, Alice Beatriz Mombach Pinheiro Machado, Cintia Costi, Afonso Luis Barth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre ; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) 2014-07-01
Series:Clinical and Biomedical Research
Subjects:
HCV
Online Access:http://seer.ufrgs.br/hcpa/article/view/46502