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Prospective cohort study of mother-to-infant infection and clearance of hepatitis C in rural Egyptian villages.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jun 2009
Shebl Fatma M, El-Kamary Samer S, Saleh Doa'a A, Abdel-Hamid Mohamed, Mikhail Nabiel, Allam Alif, El-Arabi Hanaa, Elhenawy Ibrahim, El-Kafrawy Sherif, El-Daly Mai, Selim Sahar, El-Wahab Ayman Abd, Mostafa Mohamed, Sharaf Soraya, Hashem Mohamed, Heyward Scott, Stine O Colin, Magder Laurence S, Stoszek Sonia, Strickland G Thomas
Abstract excerpt
Although persistent transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from infected mothers to their infants is reported in 4-8%, transient HCV perinatal infection also occurs. This prospective cohort study determined perinatal HCV infection- and early and late clearance-rates in 1,863 mother-infant pairs in rural Egyptian villages. This study found 15.7% and 10.9% of pregnant women had HCV antibodies (anti-HCV) and...
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