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Hepatitis C virus: molecular and epidemiological evidence of male-to-female transmission.

The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases - 1 Jan 2000

Cavalheiro Norma de Paula, La Rosa Abel de, Elagin Slava, Tengan Fatima Mitiko, Barone Antonio Alci

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INTRODUCTION: There is general consensus that hepatitis C virus is efficiently transmitted by the parenteral route, whereas data on viral transmission by sexual or non-sexual intrafamilial contact are conflicting. OBJECTIVE AND METHOD: The aim of this study was to investigate the transmission of hepatitis C virus in nine heterosexual couples. RESULT: The mean age of the couples was 43.7 years. When interviewed,...

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PMID: 21221468
DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702010000500001

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