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。