The heterosexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains controversial, and data from general populations are scanty. In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the seroprevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) and the presence and genotype of HCV-RNA among 109 married couples
Heterosexual transmission of hepatitis C in Italy
β Scribed by Mele, Alfonso; Stroffolini, Tommaso; Tosti, Maria Elena; Corona, Rosamaria; Santonastasi, Franco; Gallo, Giovanni; Ragni, Pietro; Balocchini, Emanuela; Bernacchia, Rossana; Moiraghi, Angela
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 62 KB
- Volume
- 57
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0146-6615
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