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1836623

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
38
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-30
pubmed:abstractText
The development of hepatitis C virus (HCV) serology has made it possible to identify high-risk populations. The predominant mode of contamination is parenteral, but the relative frequency of the so-called sporadic hepatitis C cannot be explained in this way, and this raises the question of possible sexual contamination. The risk of HCV being transmitted by sexual intercourse has been studied in 30 couples, each with one infected partner. Among the 30 HCV seropositive subjects, 18 were followed up for chronic hepatitis and 2 for haemophilia; 10 were recruited in sessions of blood donation. The other 30 partners were tested for HCV seropositivity and investigated for other possible risk factors by means of a questionnaire. Three of them had antibodies to HCV, but only one, whose partner had chronic hepatitis, showed no other source of contamination. The prevalence of HCV positivity was 3.3 percent overall and 5.5 percent in the chronic hepatitis group. Thus, the risk of HCV heterosexual contamination is low when compared with that of the other sexually transmitted diseases. However, the prevalence of HCV in this population seems to be 5 to 10 times higher on average than in the general population.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0755-4982
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1886-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[Possible sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus].
pubmed:affiliation
Département d'Hépato-Gastroentérologie, Hôpital du Haut-Lévêque, Pessac.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract