Article
SEN virus co-infection among HCV-RNA-positive mothers, risk of transmission to the offspring and outcome of child infection during a 1-year follow-up.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 May 2007
Moriondo M, Resti M, Betti L, Indolfi G, Poggi G M, de Martino M, Vierucci A, Azzari C
Abstract excerpt
SEN is a newly discovered blood-transmissible virus. Among its variants, SENV-D and -H are most often associated with non-A, -E hepatitis. Very little is known about the risk of vertical transmission of the virus. By using polymerase chain reaction with specific primers for SENV-D and -H, we investigated the prevalence of SENV-H and -D infection, the transmission rate of SENV infection and clinical features of...
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