HCV infection is a major public health problem worldwide. Several studies reported that
HCV infection might cluster in families or households. Horizontal intrafamilial transmission of …

Saliva can contain a range of infectious agents and, despite several antimicrobial
mechanisms, transmission of these can occur. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is of increasing …

Abstract Background Group B Streptococcus (GBS) frequently colonizes pregnant women
and can cause sepsis and meningitis in young infants. If colonization was prevented through …

Objectives To identify sexual/sex‐associated risk factors for hepatitis C transmission among
men who have sex with men (MSM) and visualise behavioural trajectories from 2019 to …

Of the nine million health care providers practicing in the United States, 608,000 are dental
health care personnel (DHCP), including 176,000 dentists, 217,000 dental hygienists, and …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a common worldwide problem, giving rise to long-term
viral carriage and risk of chronic hepatic disease, hepatic malignancy and a wide spectrum …

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be detected in blood and other bodily fluids, such as saliva,
semen and gastric juices. The aim of this study was to compare the HCV viral loads in the …

Abstract Background. Hepatitis C virus (HCV)–infected women—in particular, those
coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV‐1)—can transmit infection to their …

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is mainly transmitted by parenteral route, being
blood transfusion and intravenous drug use the most frequent risk factors. However, it has …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is normally present in the blood of infected patients; however, it can
also be present in some other body fluids. Therefore, in this study, a concurrent presence of …