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When does mother to child transmission of hepatitis C virus occur?
Archives of disease in childhood. Fetal and neonatal edition - 1 Mar 2005
Mok J, Pembrey L, Tovo P-A, Newell M-L
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate when hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection from mother to child occurs, and evaluate possible associated factors. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. PATIENTS: Fifty four HCV infected children tested within three days of birth and their mothers. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: HCV RNA polymerase chain reaction (PCR) results. RESULTS: Seventeen of the children (31%, 95% confidence interval 19% to 46%)...
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