Obstetrics
Pregnancy and parturition influence chronic hepatitis C infection in females
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, October 20th, 2003
"It is unclear whether pregnancy has any influence on chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between pregnancy and parturition with HCV viremia levels and the natural resolution of HCV RNA. Twenty-two pregnant patients and 120 nonpregnant control female patients, both positive for anti-HCV and HCV RNA, were studied," researchers in Japan reported.
"The HCV core protein levels were quantified by enzyme immunoassay, and HCV RNA was detected by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Of the...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2003-10-20)
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