Intrafamily transmission of hepatitis C virus: sexual and non-sexual contacts

Background/Methods: As a high number of patients with antibodies to hepatitis C (anti-HCV) do not have a known history of parenteral acquisition, other non-parenteral means of hepatitis C virus transmission must be studied. We investigated 1451 household contacts of 535 anti-HCV positive, human immu...

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Published in:Journal of hepatology 1996-08, Vol.25 (2), p.125-128
Main Authors: Diago, Moises, Zapater, Reyes, Tuset, Concepcion, Carbonell, Pascual, Gonzalez, Carmen, Cors, Rafael, Casas, Elena
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - immunology
AIDS/HIV
Biological and medical sciences
Child
Child, Preschool
Epidemiology
Family Health
Female
Hepacivirus - immunology
Hepatitis Antibodies - analysis
Hepatitis C - transmission
Hepatitis C virus
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infant
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Sexual Partners
Viral diseases
Viral hepatitis
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Summary:Background/Methods: As a high number of patients with antibodies to hepatitis C (anti-HCV) do not have a known history of parenteral acquisition, other non-parenteral means of hepatitis C virus transmission must be studied. We investigated 1451 household contacts of 535 anti-HCV positive, human immunodeficiency virus-negative index patients. Results: Overall, the prevalence of anti-HCV in household contacts was 4.5%. Thirty (7.6%) out of the 394 heterosexual stable partners were anti-HCV positive as compared to 35 (3.3%) out of 1057 non-sexual contacts ( p
ISSN:0168-8278
1600-0641
DOI:10.1016/S0168-8278(96)80063-8