Increased risk of maternal-infant hepatitis C virus transmission for women coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1121-1124

  Tovo, Pier Angelo ^a   Palomba, Elvia ^a   Ferraris, Gabriele ^a   Principi, Nicola ^a   Ruga, Ezia ^a   Dallacasa, Paola ^a   Maccabruni, Anna ^a  

^a Department of Pediatrics ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERINATAL INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0030731637     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516102     Document Type: Article

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