Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus.
Family members of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected hemodialysis patients had a high rate (8.1%) of HCV infection and were often infected by the same genotype of HCV as the renal patients. Renal patients who had a longer history of hemodialysis or more frequent arteriovenous shunt replacement posed a higher risk to their household contacts, especially to their primary-care providers at home.
Ho
M S
MS
Division of Epidemiology and Public Health, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yang
C S
CS
Chen
P J
PJ
Mau
Y C
YC
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000635:transmission*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis
D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies