Outbreak of hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis unit
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Molecular epidemiology of a hepatitis C virus outbreak in a hemodialysis unit in Italy.
Hemodialysis patients are at increased risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of this study was to investigate a HCV outbreak in a hemodialysis unit using epidemiological and molecular methods. Between April 2003 and October 2003, anti-HCV seronconversion was detected in four patients attending the unit. These cases were added to 10 patients already anti-HCV positive upon admission ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Akademik Gastroenteroloji Dergisi
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1303-6629
DOI: 10.17941/agd.662463