Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Evaluation of two RT/PCR assays for HCV by testing blood of intravenous drug abusers

  • Abstracts
  • Published:
Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Conclusions

On the basis of the high prevalence of circulating HCV found with both HCV PCRs, one might speculate that chances for transmission of HCV among IVDU occur more frequently than for transmission of HBV via similar routes. Conversely, instead of transmission through needle sharing or sexual contact, community acquisition of HCV infections might be of particular importance in IVDU.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Bukh, J., Purcell, R. H., and Miller, H., Proc. natl Acad. Sci. USA89 (1992) 4942.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

  2. Bukh, J., Purcell, R. H., and Miller, H., Proc. natl Acad. Sci. USA89 (1992) 187.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  PubMed Central  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Institute for Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Frohbergstr. 3, CH-9000, St. Gallen, Switzerland

    M. Weitz, W. Fierz, A. R. Guyer & G. Siegl

Authors
  1. M. Weitz
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. W. Fierz
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. A. R. Guyer
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. G. Siegl
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Weitz, M., Fierz, W., Guyer, A.R. et al. Evaluation of two RT/PCR assays for HCV by testing blood of intravenous drug abusers. Experientia 52, 311–312 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01919529

Download citation

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01919529

Keywords

Search

Navigation