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A Protocol for Analyzing Hepatitis C Virus Replication
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Hepatitis C virus screening to reveal a better picture of infection
Maria Cristina Medici1, Claudio Galli2, Adriana Calderaro1
1Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Faculty and Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Italy, Viale Antonio Gramsci, 14-43126 Parma, Italy.
Trends in Microbiology
|June 6, 2015
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Antiviral therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection will be the next revolution in clinical virology. Sensible planning for treatment is needed, starting with population-screening policies ideally using the HCV core antigen. This will result in a more defined picture of the silent spread of HCV.
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