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Limited evidence of HCV transmission in stable heterosexual couples from Bahia, Brazil.
The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Aug 2009
Bessa Márcia, Rodart Itatiana Ferreira, Menezes Gisele Barreto Lopes, Carmo Theomira Mauadi de Azevedo, Athanazio Daniel A, Reis Mitermayer G
Abstract excerpt
HCV infected patients frequently ask their physician about the risk of transmission to their partners. Although it is easy to answer that the risk does exist, it is difficult to quantify. We studied the transmission of HCV infection in stable heterosexual couples: anti-HCV positive patients in hemodialytic therapy and their partners. Thirty-four couples were tested by third generation ELISA and RIBA. Blood...
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