Sexual transmission of hepatitis C virus

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo

Fátima Mitiko Tengan²  José Eluf-neto¹  Norma De Paula Cavalheiro¹  Antonio Alci Barone² 

[1] ,University of São Paulo Faculty of Medicine Infectious Diseases Department SP ,Brasil

关键词: Hepatitis C;    Hepatitis C virus;    Transmission;    Sexual transmission;    Prevalence study;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0036-46652001000300003

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

In order to contribute to a better understanding of the forms of acquisition of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Brazil, with special emphasis on sexual transmission, we determined the presence of HCV infection in regular partners and in non-sexual home communicants of blood donors seen at Fundação Pró-Sangue Hemocentro de São Paulo from January 1992 to July 1996. Of 154 blood donors with HCV infection (index cases), 111 had had regular partners for at least 6 months. Sixty-eight of 111 partners were evaluated for HCV infection. Of these, 8 (11.76%) were considered to have current or previous HCV infection; a history of sexually transmissible diseases and index cases with a positive HCV-RNA test were more prevalent among partners with HCV infection. Of the 68 index cases whose partners were studied, 56 had non-sexual home communicants. Of the total of 81 home communicants, 66 accepted to be evaluated for HCV infection. None of them was HCV-positive, suggesting that the high prevalence of HCV infection among partners may be attributed at least partially to sexual transmission.

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