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- Title
Mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus infection in Barcelona, Spain: a prospective study.
- Authors
Claret, Gemma; Noguera, Antoni; Esteva, Cristina; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Sánchez, Emília; Fortuny, Clàudia; Muñoz-Almagro, Carmen; Sánchez, Emília; Fortuny, Clàudia
- Abstract
The article presents a study on mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in Barcelona, Spain. It examines the seroprevalence of the infection among pregnant women and the rate of transmitting it to their children. It also analyzes the risk factors for mother-to-child transmission of HCV.
- Subjects
BARCELONA (Spain); SPAIN; CASE studies; HEPATITIS C transmission; INFECTIOUS disease transmission; PREGNANT women; COMMUNICABLE disease epidemiology; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL research; HEPATITIS C; LONGITUDINAL method; PREGNANCY complications; VERTICAL transmission (Communicable diseases)
- Publication
European Journal of Pediatrics, 2007, Vol 166, Issue 12, p1297
- ISSN
0340-6199
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1007/s00431-006-0392-9