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Stephanie Pfaender | Zendy; Julia Heyden | Zendy; Martina Friesland | Zendy; Sandra Ciesek | Zendy; Asim Ejaz | Zendy; Joerg Steinmann | Zendy; Jochen Steinmann | Zendy; Angelika Malarski | Zendy; Heribert Stoiber | Zendy; Georgios Tsiavaliaris | Zendy; Werner Bader | Zendy; Gerhard Jahreis | Zendy; Thomas Pietschmann | Zendy; Eike Steinmann | Zendy

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Inactivation of Hepatitis C Virus Infectivity by Human Breast Milk

Author(s) -

Stephanie Pfaender,

Julia Heyden,

Martina Friesland,

Sandra Ciesek,

Asim Ejaz,

Joerg Steinmann,

Jochen Steinmann,

Angelika Malarski,

Heribert Stoiber,

Georgios Tsiavaliaris,

Werner Bader,

Gerhard Jahreis,

Thomas Pietschmann,

Eike Steinmann

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jit519

Subject(s) - infectivity , hepatitis c virus , breast milk , virology , transmission (telecommunications) , virus , hepacivirus , medicine , hepatitis c , breast feeding , biology , immunology , pediatrics , biochemistry , electrical engineering , engineering

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread through direct contact with blood, although alternative routes of transmission may contribute to the global burden. Perinatal infection occurs in up to 5% of HCV-infected mothers, and presence of HCV RNA in breast milk has been reported. We investigated the influence of breast milk on HCV infectiousness.

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