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 2010-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S141386701070088X