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Sami R. Achem, Amit Agrawal, Scott E. Altschuler, Francis Amoo, Mainor R. Antillon, Matthew B.Z. Bachinski, Bruce R. Bacon, Jamie S. Barkin, David W. Bean, Major John Boger, Aaron Brzezinski, Christine Janes Bruno, Donald O. Castell, Joseph G. Cheatham, James E. Cremins, Albert J. Czaja, Dirk R. Davis, Amar R. Deshpande, John C. Deutsch, Jack A. DiPalma, Gulchin A. Ergun, Henrique J. Fernandez, James E. Fitzpatrick, Michael G. Fox, Kevin J. Franklin, Stephen R. Freeman, Gregory G. Ginsberg, John S. Goff, Seth A. Gross, Carlos Guarner, Stephen A. Harrison, Jorge L. Herrera, Kent C. Holtzmuller, Lieutenant Colonel J, David Horwhat, Jeffrey Hunt, David S. James, David P. Jones, Ryan W. Kaliney, Sergey V. Kantsevoy, Cynthia W. Ko, Kimi L. Kondo, Burton I. Korelitz, Michael J. Krier, Miranda Yeh Ku, Marcelo Kugelmas, Stephen P. Laird, Frank L. Lanza, Anthony J. LaPorta, Nicholas F. LaRusso, Brett A. Lashner, Randall E. Lee, Sum P. Lee, Martin D. McCarter, Peter R. McNally, Edgar Mehdikhani, John H. Meier, Halim Muslu, James C. Padussis, Wilson P. Pais, Theodore N. Pappas, Cyrus W. Partington, Pankaj Jay Pasricha, David A. Peura, Lori D. Prok, Matthew R. Quallick, Ramona O. Rajapakse, Kevin M. Rak, Erica N. Roberson, Ingram M. Roberts, Arvey I. Rogers, Suzanne Rose, Kevin B. Rothchild, Bruce A. Runyon, Paul D. Russ, Mark W. Russo, Travis J. Rutland, Richard E. Sampliner, Tom J. Sauerwein, Lawrence R. Schiller, Jonathan A. Schoen, Raj J. Shah, Kenneth E. Sherman, Roshan Shrestha, Maria H. Sjögren, George B. Smallfield, Major Won Song, Erik Springer, Joel Z. Stengel, Janet K. Stephens, Stephen W. Subber, Christine M. Surawicz, Jayant A. Talwalker, Shalini Tayal, Christina A. Tennyson, Selvi Thirumurthi, John J. Tiedeken, Neil W. Toribara, Dawn McDowell Torres, George Triadafilopoulos, James F. Trotter, Nimish Vakil, Arnold Wald, Michael H. Walter, George H. Warren, Jill M. Watanabe, Sterling G. West, C. Mel Wilcox, Bernard E. Zeligman, Rowen K. Zetterman, and Di Zhao

Published
2010

3. The management of HCV-infected pregnant women

Author

Guillermo Valladares, Maria H. Sjogren, and Alfonso Chacaltana

Subjects
Hepatitis C, Pregnancy, Risk factors, Viral load, Vertical transmission, Specialties of internal medicine, RC581-951
Abstract

Hepatitis C is, at present, a worldwide health problem and is the most common cause of liver transplantation. Its prevalence in pregnant women is similar to that of the general population. In the absence of cirrhosis and portal hypertension, most HCV-infected pregnant women do not have obstetric complications. Screening of pregnant women that are asymptomatic and do not have risk factors is not cost effective. A high hepatitis C viral load reportedly increases vertical transmission and is higher in women who are coin-fected with HIV or who are intravenous drug users. Prolonged rupture of the membrane for more than 6 h, amniocentesis, and perineal lacerations increase the potential risk of perinatal transmission. Although the hepatitis C virus can be transmitted intrapartum, prevention by caesarean delivery is not generally indicated. The HCV virus can be found in maternal milk; however, breast feeding is not contraindicated. In conclusion, there are no antiviral treatment recommendations for HCV-infected women during pregnancy, or guidelines for the prevention of vertical transmission.

Published
2010
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