ABSTRACT
Fifty heterosexual partners out of 50 patients (index cases) without confirmed or probable risk factors of parenteral transmission by HCV were studied from 1/1997 to 1/2001. The index cases were HCV Ab (+) (EIA 3rd Abbott and PCR + by RT-nested PCR). The couples with probable or confirmed risk factors of parenteral transmission were strictly excluded. No case of HCV infection was found, suggesting that sexual via wouldn't be a direct transmission of HCV
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Hepatitis C , Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral , Argentina , Hepatitis C , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Prevalence , Risk Factors , Sexual Behavior , Sexual Partners , Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral , SpousesABSTRACT
Fifty heterosexual partners out of 50 patients (index cases) without confirmed or probable risk factors of parenteral transmission by HCV were studied from 1/1997 to 1/2001. The index cases were HCV Ab (+) (EIA 3rd Abbott and PCR + by RT-nested PCR). The couples with probable or confirmed risk factors of parenteral transmission were strictly excluded. No case of HCV infection was found, suggesting that sexual via wouldnt be a direct transmission of HCV (AU)
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Aged , Hepatitis C/transmission , Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral/virology , Argentina/epidemiology , Hepatitis C/epidemiology , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Prevalence , Sexual Behavior , Sexual Partners , Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral/epidemiology , Spouses , Risk FactorsABSTRACT
Fifty heterosexual partners out of 50 patients (index cases) without confirmed or probable risk factors of parenteral transmission by HCV were studied from 1/1997 to 1/2001. The index cases were HCV Ab (+) (EIA 3rd Abbott and PCR + by RT-nested PCR). The couples with probable or confirmed risk factors of parenteral transmission were strictly excluded. No case of HCV infection was found, suggesting that sexual via wouldn't be a direct transmission of HCV.
Subject(s)
Hepatitis C/transmission , Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral/virology , Adult , Aged , Argentina/epidemiology , Female , Hepatitis C/epidemiology , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Polymerase Chain Reaction , Prevalence , Risk Factors , Sexual Behavior , Sexual Partners , Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral/epidemiology , SpousesABSTRACT
Fifty heterosexual partners out of 50 patients (index cases) without confirmed or probable risk factors of parenteral transmission by HCV were studied from 1/1997 to 1/2001. The index cases were HCV Ab (+) (EIA 3rd Abbott and PCR + by RT-nested PCR). The couples with probable or confirmed risk factors of parenteral transmission were strictly excluded. No case of HCV infection was found, suggesting that sexual via wouldnt be a direct transmission of HCV.
