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Hepatitis C virus: molecular and epidemiological evidence of male-to-female tra...
Cavalheiro,Norma de Paula; de La Rosa,Abel; Elagin,Slava; Tengan,Fatima Mitiko; Barone,Antonio AlciINTRODUCTION: 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 hepatitis C virus in nine heterosexual couples. RESULT: The mean age of the couples was 43.7 years. When interviewed,...
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 AlciThe 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...