TY - JOUR
T1 - Hepatitis C
T2 - Epidemiologic quandaries
AU - Thomas, David L.
PY - 2001
Y1 - 2001
N2 - Although many aspects of the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been clarified, some important issues remain controversial, and the conventional wisdom may be based more on opinion than data. HCV is clearly transmitted by percutaneous exposure to contaminated blood, uncommonly from a mother to her infant and between sexual partners, and rarely during the provision of medical care in developed nations. Improved behavioral research instruments are needed to further the understanding of the practices that actually transmit infection. In addition, large, prospective studies are necessary to characterize the frequency of transmission between sexual partners and the potential role of cesarian section in reducing HCV transmission to infants.
AB - Although many aspects of the transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) have been clarified, some important issues remain controversial, and the conventional wisdom may be based more on opinion than data. HCV is clearly transmitted by percutaneous exposure to contaminated blood, uncommonly from a mother to her infant and between sexual partners, and rarely during the provision of medical care in developed nations. Improved behavioral research instruments are needed to further the understanding of the practices that actually transmit infection. In addition, large, prospective studies are necessary to characterize the frequency of transmission between sexual partners and the potential role of cesarian section in reducing HCV transmission to infants.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1089-3261(05)70203-8
DO - 10.1016/S1089-3261(05)70203-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 11685803
AN - SCOPUS:0034782167
SN - 1089-3261
VL - 5
SP - 955
EP - 968
JO - Clinics in Liver Disease
JF - Clinics in Liver Disease
IS - 4
ER -