Article
Risk factors for the transmission of hepatitis C.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jan 1996
Zeuzem S, Teuber G, Lee J H, Rüster B, Roth W K
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Due to the availability of testing for antibodies to the hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) and with the use of the polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to detect HCV-RNA, more sensitive and specific measures can be applied to assess routes of HCV transmission. The aim of the present study was to investigate possible risk factors for transmission of HCV. METHODS: 160 consecutive patients with chronic...
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