Detection of HCV by PCR in serum and PBMC of patients with hepatitis C after treatment

Although hepatitis C is mainly hepatotropic, some studies suggest that hepatitis C virus (HCV) infects peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), using them as a reservoir, which might contribute to the development of resistance to treatment. Fifty-four hepatitis-C patients, who had been submitted t...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Norma de Paula Cavalheiro, Thelma Cristina Filgueiras, Carlos Eduardo Melo, Suzana Rie Morimitsu, Evaldo Stanislau Affonso de Araújo, Fátima Mitiko Tengan, Antonio Alci Barone
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier
Subjects:	PCR hepatitis C PBMC treatment
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702007000500006&lng=en&tlng=en