Limited evidence of HCV transmission in stable heterosexual couples from Bahia, Brazil

HCV infected patients frequently ask their physician about the risk of transmission to their partners. Although it is easy to answer that the risk does exist, it is difficult to quantify. We studied the transmission of HCV infection in stable heterosexual couples: anti-HCV positive patients in hemod...

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Main Authors: Márcia Bessa, Itatiana Ferreira Rodart, Gisele Barreto Lopes Menezes, Theomira Mauadi de Azevedo Carmo, Daniel A. Athanazio, Mitermayer G. Reis
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=S1413-86702009000400004&lng=en&tlng=en