Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus
Authors: M. Pérez-Romero
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Letters and Corrections1 September 1990Transmission of Hepatitis C VirusM. Pérez-Romero, MD, A. Sánchez-Quijano, MD, E. Lissen, MDM. Pérez-Romero, MDSearch for more papers by this author, A. Sánchez-Quijano, MDSearch for more papers by this author, E. Lissen, MDSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-113-5-411 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTo the editors: Although non-A, non-B hepatitis has been associated with transfusions, this mode of transmission accounts for only a small proportion of the cases of acute disease observed in the community (1). Transmission from infected patients to close contacts and clusters of cases among members of the same household have been reported, suggesting that intrafamilial spread of non-A, non-B hepatitis may be due to unrecognized parenteral transmission or to sexual transmission (2-4). Recently, a study done by Everhart and colleagues (5) failed to show conclusively that hepatitis was transmitted to 62 family members or sexual contacts of 44 adult...References1. Alter M and Sampliner R. Hepatitis C and miles to go before we sleep. N Engl J Med. 1989;321:1538-40. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. Alter M, Coleman P, and Alexander W. Importance of heterosexual activity in the transmission of hepatitis B and non-A, non-B hepatitis. JAMA. 1989;262:1201-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Farrow L, Steward J, Stern H, Clifford R, Smith H, and Zuckerman A. Non-A, non-B hepatitis in West London. Lancet. 1981;1:982-4. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. 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Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: M. Pérez-Romero, MD; A. Sánchez-Quijano, MD; E. 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