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. 1993 Jul 24;342(8865):210-1.
doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)92300-i.

Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus

D Bresters  1 , E P Mauser-Bunschoten, H W Reesink, G Roosendaal, C L van der Poel, R A Chamuleau, P L Jansen, C J Weegink, H T Cuypers, P N Lelie, et al.
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Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus

D Bresters et al. Lancet. .

Abstract

We tested 50 heterosexual partners of hepatitis C viraemic (HCV) individuals, using second generation HCV antibody assays and a validated polymerase chain reaction assay. In none of them were HCV antibodies or HCV-RNA detected. The median duration of the sexual relationship was 13 years. This study, with the most sensitive techniques for detection of HCV, indicates that the risk of sexual transmission of HCV is absent or very low.

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  • Sexual transmission of HCV.
    Kao JH, Chen PJ, Lei MY, Wang TH, Chen DS. Kao JH, et al. Lancet. 1993 Sep 4;342(8871):626. Lancet. 1993. PMID: 7689131 No abstract available.
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    Benezra J. Benezra J. Lancet. 1993 Sep 4;342(8871):626. Lancet. 1993. PMID: 8102763 No abstract available.
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    Rice PS, Smith DB, Simmonds P, Holmes E. Rice PS, et al. Lancet. 1993 Oct 23;342(8878):1052-3. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)92908-c. Lancet. 1993. PMID: 8105283 No abstract available.