Analytical and Biological Variables Influencing Quantitative Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Measurement in HIV-HCV Coinfection

The present review considers issues pertaining to the precision and variability of quantitative hepatitis C virus (HCV) measurement in general, outlines the characteristics of HCV RNA in HIV-HCV coinfection and evaluates those factors which may affect this measure. The clinical relevance of accurate...

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Main Authors: Curtis Cooper, Paul MacPherson, William Cameron
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/187241
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spelling doaj-art-2703af8ac65748a38befe48c46c858232025-08-20T02:04:24ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002006-01-01201313510.1155/2006/187241Analytical and Biological Variables Influencing Quantitative Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Measurement in HIV-HCV CoinfectionCurtis Cooper0Paul MacPherson1William Cameron2Division of Infectious Diseases, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Infectious Diseases, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Infectious Diseases, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, CanadaThe present review considers issues pertaining to the precision and variability of quantitative hepatitis C virus (HCV) measurement in general, outlines the characteristics of HCV RNA in HIV-HCV coinfection and evaluates those factors which may affect this measure. The clinical relevance of accurate HCV measurement in HIV-HCV coinfection is discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/187241
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Analytical and Biological Variables Influencing Quantitative Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Measurement in HIV-HCV Coinfection
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title Analytical and Biological Variables Influencing Quantitative Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Measurement in HIV-HCV Coinfection
title_full Analytical and Biological Variables Influencing Quantitative Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Measurement in HIV-HCV Coinfection
title_fullStr Analytical and Biological Variables Influencing Quantitative Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Measurement in HIV-HCV Coinfection
title_full_unstemmed Analytical and Biological Variables Influencing Quantitative Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Measurement in HIV-HCV Coinfection
title_short Analytical and Biological Variables Influencing Quantitative Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Measurement in HIV-HCV Coinfection
title_sort analytical and biological variables influencing quantitative hepatitis c virus hcv measurement in hiv hcv coinfection
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