Publications by authors named "Lou-Hui Kuo"
J Formos Med Assoc
December 2011
Article Synopsis
- - The study aimed to improve the multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method to identify hepatitis C virus (HCV) subtypes among Taiwanese injection drug users (IDUs), in light of new subtypes of genotype 6 discovered recently.
- - Researchers examined 76 serum samples from 2008, finding that the majority (60.5%) had single HCV infections while 3.9% had double infections, with some cases previously misclassified by existing testing methods.
- - The modified RT-PCR technique proved effective for identifying various HCV subtypes, supporting its use in future molecular epidemiological studies and enhancing lab diagnoses.
