Hepatitis C virus in monozygotic twins
Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
; Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo;42(3): 163-5, May-Jun. 2000. tab
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ABSTRACT
A case of a pregnant patient with chronic hepatitis C who gave birth to monozygotic twins that were infected with HCV is reported. One of the newborns was positive for HCV-RNA in blood sample collected 12 hours after delivery. The other newborn was negative for HCV-RNA at birth, but was detected HCV viremia at three months of age. The results have led to the conclusion that one of the twins was probably contaminated in the intrauterine period, while the other acquired the infection in the perinatal period. Both were negative for HCV-RNA and for anti-HCV in the serum samples collected at nine months of age. The report describes the changes in the laboratory tests conducted in mother and twins until 29 months after delivery.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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LILACS
Assunto principal:
Gêmeos Monozigóticos
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Hepatite C
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Hepacivirus
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Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas
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Anticorpos Anti-Hepatite C
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Journal of the São Paulo Institute of Tropical Medicine
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Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. São Paulo (Online)
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Rev. Inst. Med. Trop. Säo Paulo
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Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Säo Paulo (Impresso)
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil