Muhammad Umar, Hamama tul Bushra Khaar, Faiz Anwar, Shakeel Ahmed, Amir Chohan, Khurram Siddique, Talat Naureen, Fareeda, Muhammad Hanif.
Evaluation of Anti-HCV Antibodies Among Family Contacts of HCV Related Chronic Liver Disease Patients.
Pak J Gastroenterol Jan ;17(1):27-9.

Review of the history of 300 patients of clinically evident HCV related chronic liver disease revealed that 68 of them (23%) had Anti HCV positive family contacts. Of these, 23/68 (31.8%) were parents, 26/68 (38.2%) were brothers, and 04/68 (5.1%) were spouses. On the basis of this high figure, screening of all household contacts, first degree relatives and spouses is suggested to know more about the prevalence of HCV infection in family contacts of HCV related chronic liver disease.

USER COMMENTS

It is said that the potential of spread of this virus to close contacts is low through non blood means. This study negater this belief.
Posted by: sohai110l on Oct 2004

This study does not prove anything about mode of spread of HCV but just provides epidemiologic data provided even that is done and collected properly
Posted by: oncoman on Oct 2004

the study is not providing exact cause/mode of spred. history of the involved people shuold be re taken .thak u
Posted by: doctornee on May 2010

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