Spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C virus in vertically infected children

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 171, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 253-258

  Farmand, Susan ^a   Wirth, Stefan ^b   Löffler, Helga ^a   Woltering, Tanja ^a   Kenzel, Sybille ^a   Lainka, Elke ^c   Henneke, Philipp ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^d CCI Freiburg   (Germany)

Author keywords

Children; Chronic hepatitis C; Favourable host factors; Spontaneous viral clearance; Vertical transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; GENE DOSAGE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION; VIRAL CLEARANCE; VIRUS LOAD;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFANT; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 84857040450     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: 14321076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-011-1517-3     Document Type: Review

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