Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Hepatitis C
MICROBIOLOGY
- Enveloped, single-stranded, positive sense RNA virus.
- Member of the Flavivirus family.
- Spread mostly by blood-borne transmission.
- Other routes (vertical transmission, sexual) less common but can occur particularly in the setting of HIV co-infection.
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Last updated: February 5, 2019
Citation
Moon, Juhi, and Justin R Bailey. "Hepatitis C." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540264/all/Hepatitis_C.
Moon J, Bailey JR. Hepatitis C. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540264/all/Hepatitis_C. Accessed June 10, 2023.
Moon, J., & Bailey, J. R. (2019). Hepatitis C. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540264/all/Hepatitis_C
Moon J, Bailey JR. Hepatitis C [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2023 June 10]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540264/all/Hepatitis_C.
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