Limited evidence of HCV transmission in stable heterosexual couples from Bahia, Brazil

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 262-265

  Bessa, Márcia ^a,b   Rodart, Itatiana Ferreira ^a   Menezes, Gisele Barreto Lopes ^a   Carmo, Theomira Mauadi De Azevedo ^a   Athanazio, Daniel A ^a,c   Reis, Mitermayer G ^a,b,c  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b Bahiana Foundation for Science Development   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Renal dialysis; Sexual partners; Sexually transmitted diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAZIL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; BRAZIL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPOUSES;

EID: 77949808343     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702009000400004     Document Type: Article

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