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Proposal of a step-wise follow-up for hepatitis C seropositive mothers and their infants.
La Pediatria medica e chirurgica : Medical and surgical pediatrics - 1 Jan 2000
Zuccotti G V, Cucchi C, Torcoletti M, Gemmellaro L, Sala D, Salvini F, Riva E
Abstract excerpt
Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus can take place in utero, during labour or after birth. Rate of vertical transmission varies widely between surveys but is around 5-6%. Maternal risk factors which may condition perinatal transmission risk are HIV/HCV coinfection, drug use, viral load, viral genotype, type of delivery and breastfeeding. On the basis of recent data, we propose a step-wise follow-up...
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