Detection of hepatitis C virus in the semen of infected men

被引:115
作者
Leruez-Ville, M
Kunstmann, JM
De Almeida, M
Rouzioux, C
Chaix, ML
机构
[1] CHU Necker Enfants Malad, Virol Lab, F-75015 Paris, France
[2] CHU Cochin Port Royal, Reprod Biol Lab, Paris, France
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10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02435-1
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R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
We detected hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in the semen of one third of HCV viraemic men. Seminal viral loads were low, but the semen could be infectious and the role of sexual transmission in the spread of HCV infection should not be underestimated.
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