Open AccessHepatitis C virus transmission and its risk factors within families of patients infected with hepatitis C virus in southern Iran: Khuzestan
Author(s) -
Eskandar Hajiani,
Rahim Masjedizadeh,
Jalal Hashemi,
Mehrdad Azmi,
Tahereh Rajabi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i43.7025
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis c virus , transmission (telecommunications) , antibody , blood transfusion , index case , immunology , hepatitis c , risk factor , virology , virus , outbreak , electrical engineering , engineering
To determine whether hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection of index cases increases intrafamilial transmission (sexual and nonsexual contacts) of HCV.