Hepatitis C: sexual or intrafamilial transmission? Epidemiological and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis C virus in 24 infected couples Hepatite C: transmissão sexual ou intrafamiliar? Análise epidemiológica e filogenética do vírus da hepatite C em 24 casais infectados

Hepatitis C: sexual or intrafamilial transmission? Epidemiological and phylogenetic analysis of hepatitis C virus in 24 infected couples Hepatite C: transmissão sexual ou intrafamiliar? Análise epidemiológica e filogenética do vírus da hepatite C em 24 casais infectados

The role of sexual or intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C is controversial. A phylogenetic analysis was performed on the non-structural region 5B of the hepatitis C virus (NS5B-HCV). High percentages of homology (mean of 98.3%) were shown between the couples. Twenty (83.3%) of the 24 men but o...

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Main Authors: Norma de Paula Cavalheiro, Abel De La Rosa, Slava Elagin, Fátima Mitiko Tengan, Evaldo Stanislau Affonso de Araújo, Antonio Alci Barone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2009-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Intrafamiliar
Vírus da hepatite C
Transmissão sexual
Heterosexual
Filogenia
Intrafamilial
Hepatitis C virus
Sexual transmission
Phylogeny
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