Correlation between Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies in Saliva and Serum: A Safe Method for Epidemiological Studies
VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL, cilt.26, sa.2, ss.65-68, 2020 (ESCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 26 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2020
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/vhd.galenos.2020.2020.0007
- Dergi Adı: VIRAL HEPATIT DERGISI-VIRAL HEPATITIS JOURNAL
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.65-68
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Hepatitis C virus, epidemiology, antibody, Saliva
- Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objectives: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an increasing public health problem in developing countries. A non-invasive method is required as blood sampling is an invasive method for detecting HCV antibodies. In this report, we examined the performance of a commercially available serological kit to detect HCV antibodies in saliva as a possible alternative to serum for epidemiological studies.