title: Mother-to-infant transmission of hepatitis C virus in human immunodeficiency virus-coinfected mother: a case report.
abstract: We report a case of vertical transmission of HCV in a mother infected with both HCV and HIV. Our case suggests that coinfection with HIV, by causing an immune dysfunction, might be one of the risk factors for the transmission of HCV.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koseki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taga
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aoyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirabuki
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hirahara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takahasi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Minaguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yokota
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016516:CD4-CD8 Ratio; D015496:CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D018414:CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000276:immunology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D012367:RNA, Viral