Transmission risk of hepatitis C virus in assisted reproductive techniques

Human Reproduction

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 810-816

  Levy, R ^a,d   Tardy, J C ^a   Bourlet, T ^a   Cordonier, H ^a   Mion, F ^a   Lornage, J ^b   Guerin, J F ^c  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Virologie Est   (France)

^c Laboratoire de Biologie

^d EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive techniques; Hepatitis C virus; Viral screening

Indexed keywords

TAQ POLYMERASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FRANCE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; SCREENING TEST; SEMEN ANALYSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0034109333     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/15.4.810     Document Type: Article

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