Transmission of hepatitis C virus among spouses in Cameroon and the Central African Republic

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 83, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2113-2118

  Njouom, Richard ^a   Lavoie, Myriam ^b   Foupouapouognigni, Yacouba ^a   Frost, Eric ^b   Deslandes, Sylvie ^b   Mamadou Yaya, Fleurie ^c   Mbélesso, Pascal ^d   Mbadingai, Sylvestre ^c   Pépin, Jacques ^b  

^a CENTRE PASTEUR DU CAMEROUN   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c Ministry of Public Health   (Central African Republic)

^d Universite de Bangui   (Central African Republic)

Author keywords

Central Africa; Genotypes; Hepatitis C virus; Sexual transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; NONSTRUCTURAL PROTEIN 5B;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; SPOUSE; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR TYPING; PHYLOGENY; RNA, VIRAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPOUSES;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 80054858616     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.22225     Document Type: Article

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