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J Pediatr
; 132(1): 167-9, 1998 Jan.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9470023
ABSTRACT
Seventy mother-newborn pairs were studied for hepatitis C viremia to evaluate the risk of vertical transmission of hepatitis C virus from human immunodeficiency virus-negative mothers. Forty-five mothers were hepatitis C virus-RNA positive: 4 to 45 children were positive at birth and during follow-up. The level of viremia plays an important role in vertical transmission.