Clinical implications of mother-to-child transmission of HCV |
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| Authors: | Kesson Alison M |
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| Affiliation: | a Department of Linguistics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Swedenb Division of Clinical Neurophysiology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Lund University Hospital, Lund, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | Testing for vertical transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in infants and children will enable early identification of the majority of uninfected HCV-exposed infants and children, and will provide significant emotional relief for the parents.
Conclusion: The small percentage of infected children should be offered enrolment in well-designed clinical trials of optimal medical management for prevention of the predicted long-term outcomes of chronic HCV infection: chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. |
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| Keywords: | Vertical transmission hepatitis C virus infants and children diagnosis treatment |
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