Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus

We tested 50 heterosexual partners of hepatitis C viraemic (HCV) individuals, using secong generation HCV antibody assays ans a validated polymerase chain reaction assay. In none of them were HCV antibodies or HCV-RNA detected. The median duration of the sexual relationship was 13 years. This study,...

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1993-07, Vol.342 (8865), p.210-211
Main Authors: Bresters, D., Reesink, H.W., van der Poel, C.L., Cuypers, H.T.M., Lelie, P.N., Mauser-Bunschoten, E.P., Roosendaal, G., van den Berg, H.M., Chamuleau, R.A.F.M., Jansen, P.L.M., Weegink, C.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Hemophilia A - complications
Hepacivirus - isolation & purification
Hepatitis
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C - microbiology
Hepatitis C - transmission
Human viral diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical research
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Sexual behavior
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - microbiology
Sexually Transmitted Diseases - transmission
Viral diseases
Viral hepatitis
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Summary:We tested 50 heterosexual partners of hepatitis C viraemic (HCV) individuals, using secong generation HCV antibody assays ans a validated polymerase chain reaction assay. In none of them were HCV antibodies or HCV-RNA detected. The median duration of the sexual relationship was 13 years. This study, with the most sensitive techniques for detection of HCV, indicates that the risk of sexual transmission of HCV is absent or very low. Lancet 1993; 342: 210–11
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/0140-6736(93)92300-I