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Hepatitis C and hepatitis B virus infection in different hemodialysis units in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - 1 Sept 2002
Busek Solange U, Babá Elio H, Tavares Filho Hélcio A, Pimenta Lermíno, Salomão Abraão, Corrêa-Oliveira Rodrigo, Oliveira Guilherme C
Abstract excerpt
The prevalence, virological and epidemiological aspects of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) and the hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections vary among hemodialysis patients in different countries. Aiming at analyzing these aspects of HCV and HBV infections in hemodialysis patients in Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil, we studied three hemodialysis units including 434 patients. Serology was used to detect anti-HCV and HBsAg....
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