Presence of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) RNA in the Genital Tracts of HCV/HIV‐1–Coinfected Women

• Published in: The Journal of infectious diseases Vol. 192; no. 9; pp. 1557 - 1565
• Main Authors: Nowicki, Marek J. , Laskus, Tomasz , Nikolopoulou, Georgia , Radkowski, Marek , Wilkinson, Jeffrey , Du, Wenbo B. , Rakela, Jorge , Kovacs, Andrea
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL The University of Chicago Press 01.11.2005; University of Chicago Press; Oxford University Press
• Subjects: 5' Untranslated Regions - genetics; Adult; Base Sequence; Biological and medical sciences; Blood plasma; Cervix Uteri - virology; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Genitalia; Hepacivirus; Hepacivirus - genetics; Hepacivirus - isolation & purification; Hepatitis C - complications; Hepatitis C - virology; Hepatitis C virus; HIV; HIV 1; HIV Infections - complications; HIV Infections - virology; HIV-1 - genetics; HIV-1 - isolation & purification; HIV/AIDS; Human immunodeficiency virus 1; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Leukocytes, Mononuclear - virology; Medical sciences; Microbiology; Miscellaneous; Molecular Sequence Data; Plasma - virology; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; RNA; RNA, Viral - genetics; Sexual transmission; Vagina - virology; Vaginal Douching; Virology; Viruses; Women; Virus; Human; Infection; Microbiology; HIV-1 virus; Retroviridae; Female; Human immunodeficiency virus; Flaviviridae; Hepatitis C virus; Hepacivirus; Lentivirus

Background. Hepatitis C virus (HCV)–infected women—in particular, those coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV‐1)—can transmit infection to their children and sex partners. Methods. The present study was conducted to analyze the presence of HCV RNA in cervicovaginal lavage (CVL) fl...