Sexual transmission of HCV between spouses

Tahan, Veysel; Karaca, Çetin; Yildirim, Beytullah; Bozbaş, Aysun; Ozaras, Reşat; Demir, KADİR; Avşar, Erol; Mert, Ali; Beşışık, SELMAN; Kaymakoğlu, Sebahattin; Senturk, Hakan; Çakaloğlu, Yılmaz; Kalaycı, Cem; Ökten, Atilla; Tozun, Nurdan

doi:10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40879.x

Sexual transmission of HCV between spouses

Tahan V., Karaca C., Yildirim B., Bozbaş A., Ozaras R., Demir K., ...More

American Journal of Gastroenterology, vol.100, no.4, pp.821-824, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 100 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2005
Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2005.40879.x
Journal Name: American Journal of Gastroenterology
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.821-824
Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is debated. By excluding other risk factors, the role of sexual intercourse in the transmission could be detected more accurately. We screened HCV prevalence and risk factors in the spouses of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients and followed the seroconversion rate of anti-HCV negative spouses.