Further Evidence for Nosocomial Spread of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Hemodialysis Units
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Hepatitis C Infection in Hemodialysis Units
We performed an epidemiological study of the hepatitis C infection on 112 patients of 3 urban hemodialysis units using a recently developed anti-HCV recombinant based assay. Eleven patients (9.8%) were positive for anti-HCV. Among them, 8 (72.7%) were positive for anti-HBc, one of whom was HBsAg positive and 6 of whom were also anti-HBs positive. Surprisingly, all of the anti-HCV (+) patients w...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nephron
سال: 1996
ISSN: 1423-0186,0028-2766
DOI: 10.1159/000189386