Lack of transmission of hepatitis C virus in very close family contacts of patients undergoing multitransfusions for thalassemia

J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 1999 Jul;29(1):101-3. doi: 10.1097/00005176-199907000-00025.

Authors

E Rosenthal¹, A Hazani, D Segal, A Koren, S Kamal, N Rimon, D Atias, E Ben-Porath

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pediatrics, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel.

PMID: 10400115
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-199907000-00025

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Blood Transfusion*
Blood-Borne Pathogens*
Child
Child, Preschool
Family Characteristics
Female
Hepacivirus* / genetics
Hepacivirus* / immunology
Hepatitis C / complications
Hepatitis C / transmission*
Hepatitis C Antibodies / blood
Humans
Male
RNA, Viral / analysis
beta-Thalassemia / complications
beta-Thalassemia / therapy*

Substances

Hepatitis C Antibodies
RNA, Viral