Intranasal transmission of hepatitis C virus: virological and clinical evidence.
Intranasal transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) via contaminated drug-sniffing implements is a potential but unconfirmed source of viral infection. We demonstrate the virological plausibility of intranasal transmission by confirming that blood and HCV RNA are present in the nasal secretions and drug-sniffing implements of HCV-infected intranasal drug users recruited from a community health clinic in New York City.
Aaron
Sagiv
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Molecular Virology Division, St. Luke's-Roosevelt Institute for Health Sciences/Columbia University.
McMahon
James M
JM
Milano
Danielle
D
Torres
Leilani
L
Clatts
Michael
M
Tortu
Stephanie
S
Mildvan
Donna
D
Simm
Malgorzata
M