Usefulness of NS5 Antibody Measurement in Recombinant Immunoblot Assay (RIBA) as a Clinical Test for Confirmation of Asymptomatic HCV Infection
Using RIBA NS5 antibody was measured in 31 HCV RNA positive serotype 1 patients, and the serum levels of ALT were monitored for an average of three years. As a result, 22 asymptomatic HCV carriers (group A) were found to be NS5 antibody negative (-) and nine to be NS5 antibody positive (4+). By cont...
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Published in | JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL MEDICINE Vol. 54; no. 4; pp. 640 - 643 |
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Main Authors | , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | Japanese English |
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THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL MEDICINE
2005
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