Hepatitis C virus infection: Sexual or non-sexual transmission between spouses? A case report and review of the literature

Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 465-468

  Orlando, R ^a   Lirussi, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MARRIAGE; MONOGAMY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SPOUSE; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, HORIZONTAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; SPOUSES; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 37349127320     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s15010-007-6188-7     Document Type: Article

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