GREATER AMOUNT OF HCV-RNA IN TEARS COMPARED TO BLOOD

被引:27
作者
FEUCHT, HH
POLYWKA, S
ZOLLNER, B
LAUFS, R
机构
[1] Institut für Medizinische Mikrobiologie und Immunologie, Universitätskrankenhaus Eppendorf (UKE), Martinistr. 52
关键词
HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV); POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION (PCR); TEAR FLUID;
D O I
10.1111/j.1348-0421.1994.tb01758.x
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Plasma, tear fluid and swabs from eye, nose and pharynx of 33 patients were examined for presence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Ail samples from plasma, tear fluid and eyeswabs were found to show a positive reaction in HCV-RNA PCR. Remarkably, we regularly found greater amounts of amplification products in tear fluid and eyeswabs compared to plasma using the same conditions for sample preparation.
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