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Hepatitis C virus infection in spouses: sexual transmission or common exposure to the same risk factors?

The American journal of gastroenterology - 1 Nov 2001

Stroffolini T, Lorenzoni U, Menniti-Ippolito F, Infantolino D, Chiaramonte M

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OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) between spouses occurs through sexual contact or through other types of exposure. METHODS: We consecutively enrolled 311 chronic HCV carriers and their spouses. The spouses underwent HCV blood testing. Exposure to parenteral risk factors was compared between couples of which both partners were HCV positive and...

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PMID: 11721761
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2001.05267.x

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