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Document 0461
DOCN M9620461
TI Detection of HCV RNA in serum and seminal fluid from HIV-1 co-infected
intravenous drug addicts.
DT 9602
AU Fiore RJ; Potenza D; Monno L; Appice A; DiStefano M; Giannelli A;
LaGrasta L; Romanelli C; DiBari C; Pastore G; Clinic of Infectious
Diseases, University of Bari, Italy.
SO J Med Virol. 1995 Aug;46(4):364-7. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/96061542
AB The presence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in serum and seminal fluid
was investigated in eleven drug addicts coinfected with HIV-1 and HCV.
Serum and seminal fluid were taken from each patient at the same time
point. HCV RNA was found in ten of the eleven serum samples tested, but
only in one of the semen samples. No relationship was observed between
CD4 cell counts, the stage of HIV infection, extent of liver damage and
the presence of HCV RNA in serum and semen. The results indicate that
HCV is not usually present in the semen and provide further evidence
against sexual transmission as an important mode of transmission of HCV
infection.
DE AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/BLOOD/COMPLICATIONS/ *VIROLOGY
Base Sequence CD4 Lymphocyte Count DNA Primers Hepatitis
B/COMPLICATIONS/IMMUNOLOGY Hepatitis B Antibodies/ANALYSIS Hepatitis
C/BLOOD/COMPLICATIONS/TRANSMISSION/*VIROLOGY Hepatitis C
Viruses/*ISOLATION & PURIF Human *HIV-1 Male Molecular Sequence Data
RNA, Viral/ANALYSIS/BLOOD Semen/*VIROLOGY Substance Abuse,
Intravenous/*COMPLICATIONS Substance Dependence Support, Non-U.S.
Gov't JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).