Impact of human immunodeficiency virus coinfection on the progression of mother-to-child transmitted hepatitis C virus infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 801-804

  Claret Teruel, Gemma ^a   Noguera Julian, Antoni ^a   Esteva, Cristina ^a   Muñoz Almagro, Carmen ^a   Sánchez, Emília ^b   Jiménez, Rafael ^a   Fortuny, Clàudia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Coinfection; hepatitis C virus; human immunodeficiency virus; mother to child transmission

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PATHOGEN CLEARANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

EID: 80051943538     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3182196ab4     Document Type: Article

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