BACKGROUND If transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection through parenteral
exposure is well documented, sexual transmission of HCV is still debated. AIMS To perform …

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether the transmission of hepatitis C
virus (HCV) between spouses occurs through sexual contact or through other types of …

The importance of sexual transmission in the epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection is still controversial. To assess the risk of heterosexual HCV transmission, we …

The efficiency of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission by sexual activity remains
controversial. We conducted a cross‐sectional study of HCV‐positive subjects and their …

Background: The transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by parenteral exposure is well
documented. However, a proportion of patients with acute or chronic HCV infection have an …

The risk of sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was evaluated among
895 monogamous heterosexual partners of HCV chronically infected individuals in a long …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) was transmitted from a chronic carrier to his female partner during
unprotected anal and vaginal intercourse. Based on HVR1 and phylogenetic tree analysis …

Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) occurs; however, to what extent is still
unclear. In this presentation relevant data from the literature concerning the following key …

Background Previous studies evaluating the possibility of interspousal sexual transmission
of hepatitis C virus (HCV) have yielded many conflicting results. Our study was carried out to …

To identify the route of hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission, we investigated the sexual
transmission of HCV by examining HCV markers among spouses of patients with chronic …