Mother-to-infant transmission of hepatitis C virus


Table 2: Studies of HCV infection rates in infants of mothers who are anti-HCV seropositive and HIV seronegative
StudyCountryNo. of infants studiedNo. (and %) with infection
ChangTaiwan253 (12)
Ohto et al17Japan543 (6)
Zanetti et al19Italy 940 (0)
Ercilla et al20Spain382 (5)
Kudesia et al21United Kingdom120 (0)
Total2238 (3.6)

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