SEN virus co-infection among HCV-RNA-positive mothers, risk of transmission to the offspring and outcome of child infection during a 1-year follow-up

Journal of Viral Hepatitis

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 355-359

  Moriondo, M ^a   Resti, M ^a   Betti, L ^a   Indolfi, G ^a   Poggi, G M ^a   De Martino, M ^a   Vierucci, A ^a   Azzari, C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hepatitis C virus; SEN virus; Vertical transmission; Viral load

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PERSISTENT INFECTION; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; SEN VIRUS; SEN VIRUS TYPE D; SEN VIRUS TYPE H; SUPERINFECTION; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; VIRUS TYPING;

CHILD; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; DNA VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHERS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RNA, VIRAL; TIME FACTORS; TORQUE TENO VIRUS; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 34247106185     PISSN: 13520504     EISSN: 13652893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2893.2006.00805.x     Document Type: Article

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