Citations 1
Detection and Analysis of Hepatitis C Virus Sequences in Cerebrospinal Fluid
Radkowski, Marek , Bednarska, Agnieszka , Wilkinson, Jeffrey, Adair, Debra, Nowicki, Marek, Nikolopoulou, Georgia, Vargas, Hugo E. , Rakela, Jorge , Laskus, Tomasz , Vargas, Hugo E
Journal of Virology | September 3, 2002 | Volume: 76 | Issue: 19 | Pages: 10064-10068
10.1128/jvi.76.19.10064-10068.2002
ABSTRACTHepatitis C virus (HCV) sequences were detected in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in 8 of 13 HCV-positive patients. In four patients harboring different virus strains in serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC), CSF-derived virus was similar to that found in PBMC, which suggests that PBMC could carry HCV into the brain.