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Hepatitis C: sexual or intrafamilial transmission? Epidemiological and phylogen...

Cavalheiro,Norma de Paula; De La Rosa,Abel; Elagin,Slava; Tengan,Fátima Mitiko; Araújo,Evaldo Stanislau Affonso de; Barone,Antonio Alci

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 only two of the women (8.3%) reported having had sexually transmitted diseases during their lives. The risk factors...

Date: 2009 | Origin: Oasisbr

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