Open AccessHepatitis C core antigen: Diagnosis and monitoring of patients infected with hepatitis C virus
Author(s) -
A. PérezGarcía,
Aitziber Aguinaga,
Avascués,
Jesús Castilla,
Carmen Ezpeleta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2019.09.022
Subject(s) - virology , medicine , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis a virus , antigen , hepatitis , virus , immunology
New efficient strategies are needed for the assessment of active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the ability of HCV core antigen (HCV-cAg) as a marker of active HCV infection in newly diagnosed patients, for treatment monitoring, and for the detection of therapeutic failure.
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