title: Detection of hepatitis A virus RNA in saliva.
abstract: Hepatitis A virus (HAV) is shed in feces but also in saliva. HAV RNA was detected in saliva in five out of six acutely infected patients with HAV viremia. Serum and saliva sequences were identical. The simplicity of obtaining material allows the recommendation of the use of saliva for investigation of outbreaks.
authors.affiliation: Centre National de Référence pour les Virus à Transmission Entérique (HAV), Laboratoire de Virologie, Hôpital Paul Brousse, 94804 Villejuif, France.
authors.forename: Vincent
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mackiewicz
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dussaix
authors.forename: Marie-France
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Le Petitcorps
authors.forename: Anne Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Roque-Afonso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006506:Hepatitis A / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D030041:Hepatitis A virus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012463:Saliva / Q000821:virology*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral