Intranasal Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus: Virological and Clinical Evidence
Clinical Infectious DiseasesPublished 2 September 2008Open access
Sagiv Aaron, James M. McMahon, Danielle Milano, Leilani Torres, Michael C. Clatts, Stephanie Tortu
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It is confirmed 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.
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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.
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