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- Title
Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus infection.
- Authors
Rooney, G; Gilson, R J
- Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the cause of almost all cases of parenterally transmitted non-A, non-B viral hepatitis (NANBH). HCV is an RNA virus, unrelated to the hepatitis viruses, A, B, D, or E; it was first identified in 1989. Although most infections become chronic, and it may lead to chronic liver disease, most patients with HCV infection are asymptomatic. The predominant modes of transmission are by blood, blood products, or other parenteral exposure, particularly injecting drug use. More contentious is the role of sexual transmission, although evidence for this was provided by studies of NANBH.
- Publication
Sexually transmitted infections, 1998, Vol 74, Issue 6, p399
- ISSN
1368-4973
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/sti.74.6.399