| Literature DB >> 11230462 |
P Halfon1, H Riflet, C Renou, Y Quentin, P Cacoub.
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) was transmitted from a chronic carrier to his female partner during unprotected anal and vaginal intercourse. Based on HVR1 and phylogenetic tree analysis, the couple had closely related isolates. These findings confirm sexual transmission of HCV without other risk factors.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11230462 PMCID: PMC87908 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.39.3.1204-1206.2001
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948