Involved factors in the intrafamilial spread of hepatitis C virus.
Arch Virol Suppl
; 4: 345-6, 1992.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1450719
To investigate the risk of non-parenteral HCV infection, sera from 302 relatives of 120 anti-HCV positive subjects were tested for the presence of anti-HCV antibodies. For the sake of comparison, sera from 17,000 blood donors were also assayed. The prevalence of HCV positivity was 4.3% in household contacts, compared to 0.78% in the donor population, indicating a significantly higher risk of infection for family members. Close personal contact may not be as critical a factor for infection as is duration of the disease.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Saúde da Família
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Hepatite C
Tipo de estudo:
Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article