A review of hepatitis C virus (HCV) vertical transmission: Risks of transmission to infants born to mothers with and without HCV viraemia or human immunodeficiency virus infection

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 108-117

  Thomas, S L ^a,b   Newell, M L ^a   Peckham, C S ^a   Ades, A E ^a   Hall, A J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C virus; HIV; Review; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIREMIA;

ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RISK FACTORS; SEROLOGIC TESTS; VIREMIA;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 0031932898     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/27.1.108     Document Type: Article

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