Hemodialysis of Patients with HCV Infection: Isolation Has a Definite Role
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Hemodialysis of patients with HCV infection: isolation has a definite role.
HCV infection in patients on hemodialysis varies from 10 to 60% in various centers. There is controversy regarding the isolation of patients with HCV infection during hemodialysis. Guidelines developed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not suggest isolation of these patients. In this opposite view, evidence is being given to support the view that there is a definite role of i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nephron Clinical Practice
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1660-2110
DOI: 10.1159/000319984