TY - JOUR
T1 - Intrafamilial transmission of hepatitis C virus in Italy: a systematic review
AU - Miele, Luca
AU - Gasbarrini, Giovanni Battista
AU - Ricciardi, Gualtiero
AU - De Waure, Chiara
AU - Cefalo, Consuelo
AU - Chiaradia, Giacomina
AU - Sferrazza, Antonella
AU - La Torre, Giuseppe
AU - Grieco, Alessandro
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission is mainly due to parenteral exposure; however, in absence of such risk factor, there are reports of intrafamilial spread of HCV and observational studies suggest an increased risk for households of infected subjects. The aim of our study was to systematically review and meta-analyse studies about HCV prevalence among households of HCV patients in Italy.
AB - Hepatitis C virus (HCV) transmission is mainly due to parenteral exposure; however, in absence of such risk factor, there are reports of intrafamilial spread of HCV and observational studies suggest an increased risk for households of infected subjects. The aim of our study was to systematically review and meta-analyse studies about HCV prevalence among households of HCV patients in Italy.
KW - HCV
KW - Meta-analysis
KW - HCV
KW - Meta-analysis
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10807/28946
U2 - 10.1136/jech.2009.087965
DO - 10.1136/jech.2009.087965
M3 - Article
VL - 64
SP - 843
EP - 848
JO - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
JF - Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health
SN - 0143-005X
ER -