title: Seronegative hepatitis C virus infection in a child infected via mother-to-child transmission.
abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection typically leads to antibody response within weeks after primary infection. Here, we describe the case of a child infected with HCV by mother-to-child transmission who remained persistently seronegative despite the presence of high levels of circulating HCV RNA.
authors.affiliation: Unité d'Immunopathologie Virale, Centre de Recherche du CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, Canada.
authors.forename: Ariane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Larouche
authors.forename: Geneviève
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gaëtan
authors.forename: Nabil
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El-Bilali
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quesnel-Vallières
authors.forename: Steven R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Alvarez
authors.forename: Naglaa H
authors.initials: NH
authors.lastname: Shoukry
authors.forename: Hugo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soudeyns
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011247:Pregnancy; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D012367:RNA, Viral