Absence of intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus and low risk for sexual transmission in rural central Africa indicate a cohort effect

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 349-353

  Ndong Atome, Guy Roger ^a   Njouom, Richard ^a,b   Padilla, Cindy ^a   Bisvigou, Ulrick ^a   Makuwa, Maria ^a   Kazanji, Mirdad ^a,c,d  

^a CENTRE INTERNATIONAL DE RECHERCHES MÉDICALES DE FRANCEVILLE   (Gabon)

^b CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

^c Service de Cooperation et d'Action Culturelle   (Gabon)

^d INSTITUT PASTEUR   (France)

Author keywords

Central Africa; Hepatitis C; Intrafamilial; Sexual; Transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 5B; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CENTRAL AFRICA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GABON; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL TRANSMISSION; SEXUALITY; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT EFFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; GABON; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RNA, VIRAL; RURAL POPULATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES, VIRAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649908444     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2009.04.017     Document Type: Article

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