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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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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MDPI
2012
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3528278/ |