Declining HCV seroprevalence in pregnant women with HIV

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1317-1321

  Floridia, M ^a   Tamburrini, E ^b   Anzidei, G ^c   Tibaldi, C ^d   Muggiasca, M L ^e   Guaraldi, G ^f   Fiscon, M ^g   Vimercati, A ^h   Martinelli, P ⁱ   Donisi, A ^j   Dalzero, S ^k   Ravizza, M ^k  

^a ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^j Azienda USL di Piacenza   (Italy)

^k SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Africa; HCV; HIV; pregnancy; women

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOASSAY; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ABUSE; MIXED INFECTION; NEGRO; NONHUMAN; PREGNANT WOMAN; RISK FACTOR; SEROPREVALENCE; TREND STUDY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ITALY; PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

EID: 77956637552     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810000129     Document Type: Article

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