Mother-to-infant transmission of hepatitis C virus in human immunodeficiency virus-coinfected mother: a case report.
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.
Koseki
S
S
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Japan.
Taga
M
M
Aoyama
M
M
Hirabuki
T
T
Hirahara
F
F
Takahasi
T
T
Minaguchi
H
H
Yokota
S
S
Ito
A
A
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
D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D012367:RNA, Viral