Only 4 patients were minus HCV RNA positive in their saliva but none in the sperm or vaginal discharge . This meant that HCV probably replicated in saliva glands as reported previously .

仅4例患者唾液中负链HCVRNA检测结果阳性，而所有受检精液和 阴道分泌物中负链HCVRNA均为阴性，提示部分患者唾液 腺中可能存HCV复制中间体。