The management of HCV infected pregnant women and their children European paediatric HCV network

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 515-525

  Pembrey, Lucy ^a   Newell, Marie Louise ^a   Tovo, Pier Angelo ^b   Amoroso, A ^c   Bevilaqua, E ^c   Asensi Botet, F ^d   Pereda, A ^d   Balossini, V ^e   Bona, G ^e   Zaffaroni, M ^e   Bandelloni, A ^b   Coscia, A ^b   Fabris, C ^b   Aime, S ^b   Belloni, C ^f   Bossi, G ^f   Salati, B ^f   Boucher, C ^g   Buffolano, W ^h   Butler, K ⁱ   Roura, L Cabero ^j   Sanges, J M Bertran ^j   Cigna, P ^k   Ciria, L M ^l   Ginard, C Servera ^l   Teruel, G Claret ^m   Fortuny, C ^m   Coll, O ⁿ   Corrias, A ^o   Ledda, R ^o   Floris, S ^o   De Maria, A ^p   Echeverria, J ^q   Cilla, G ^q   Faldella, G ^r   Lanari, M ^r   Tridapalli, E ^r   Venturi, V ^r   Fischler, B ^s   Bohlin, A B ^s   Lindgren, S ^s   Lindh, G ^s   Giacomet, V ^t   Merlo, M ^t   Figini, C ^t   Erba, P ^t   Vigano A ^t   Hannam, S ^u   Mieli Vergani, G ^u   Hatzakis, A ^v   Inchley, C ^w   Fjaerli, H O ^w   Maccabruni, A ^x   Marcellini, M ^y   Sartorelli, M R ^y   Fontelos, P Martin ^z   Mazza, A ^aa   Mok, J Y Q ^ab   Mur A ^ac   Vinolas M ^ac   Paternoster, D M ^ad   Grella, P ^ad   Polywka, S ^ae   Quinti, I ^af   Casadei, A M ^af   Rojahn, A ^ag   Berg, A ^ag   Rosso, R ^p   Ferrando, S ^p   Bassetti, D ^p   Contreras, J Ruiz ^ah   Manzanares, A ^ah   Extremera, A Ruiz ^ai   Salvini, F ^aj   Zuccotti, G V ^aj   Schmitz, T ^ak   Grosch Worner I ^ak   Sperling, C Feiterna ^ak   Piening, T ^ak   Vegnente, A ^h   Iorio, R ^h   Versace, A ^b   Lazier, L ^b   Palomba, E ^b   Gabiano, C ^b   Balbo, L ^b   Zanetti, A ^al   Tanzi, E ^al   more..

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN PIEDMONT   (Italy)

^f FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

ⁱ OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^j HOSPITAL MATERNO INFANTIL VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^k REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^l HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SON ESPASES   (Spain)

^m HOSPITAL SANT JOAN DE DÉU   (Spain)

ⁿ HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

^o Servizio di Puericultura   (Italy)

^p UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^q HOSPITAL DONOSTIA   (Spain)

^r UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^s KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^t UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^u KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^v UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^w AKERSHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^x UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^y BAMBINO GESÙ CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^z INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^aa SANTA CHIARA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ab ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^ac UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^ad Istituto di Ginecologia e Ostetricia   (Italy)

^ae UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^af SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^ag ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^ah HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^ai HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^aj Ospedale San Paolo   (Italy)

^ak CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^al UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Clinical management; Diagnosis; Follow up; Hepatitis C; Mother to child transmission; Paediatric; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MATERNAL ANTIBODY; PEGINTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA INTERFERON; RECOMBINANT ALPHA2B INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

ANOREXIA; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; BREAST FEEDING; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; GESTATION PERIOD; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SUPERINFECTION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS INFECTIVITY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 23444431790     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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