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

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 hep...

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Main Authors: Norma de Paula Cavalheiro, Abel de La Rosa, Slava Elagin, Fatima Mitiko Tengan, Antonio Alci Barone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000500001&lng=en&tlng=en