Pathogenesis of Hepatitis C During Pregnancy and Childhood

The worldwide prevalence of HCV infection is between 1% and 8% in pregnant women and between 0.05% and 5% in children. Yet the pathogenesis of hepatitis C during pregnancy and in the neonatal period remains poorly understood. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT), a leading cause of pediatric HCV infe...

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Main Authors: Le Campion, Armelle, Larouche, Ariane, Fauteux-Daniel, Sébastien, Soudeyns, Hugo
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: MDPI 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3528278/