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Management of hepatitis C virus infection in childhood.
Annals of hepatology - 1 Jan 2010
Galoppo Marcela, Galoppo Cristina
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Infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a worldwide health problem with more than 170 million infected individuals. In children, since 1992 almost all infections occurred through vertical transmission from an infected mother to her newborn infant. Natural history of HCV infection in children is not yet well defined, most children are asymptomatic and may remain so for decades. Most infected individuals...
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