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Ann Hepatol 2014; 13 (6)
Hepatitis C virus infection in patients and family members attending two primary care clinics in Puebla, Mexico
Méndez-Sánchez N
Language: English
References: 6
Page: 716-718
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López-Colombo, et al. 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.
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