HCV Ab titer and ALT level indicate occult hepatitis C virus infection in treatment-naive HCV Ab-positive and HCV Ab-negative patients: a 3-year prospective cohort study

ABSTRACT The phenotype of occult hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (OCI) in anti-HCV treatment-naive patients remains elusive. A prospective 3-year cohort study of 218 anti-HCV treatment-naive patients was conducted. OCI was defined as positive HCV RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) o...

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Main Authors: Ming-Ling Chang, Wei-Ting Chen, Li-Heng Pao, Cheng-Hsun Chiu, Rong-Nan Chien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2025-08-01
Series:Microbiology Spectrum
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/spectrum.02922-24
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