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Transmission of HCV infection among long-term hospitalized onco-haematological patients.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Feb 2003
Januszkiewicz-Lewandowska D, Wysocki J, Rembowska J, Pernak M, Lewandowski K, Nowak T, Nowicka-Kujawska K, Nowak J
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is becoming a substantial problem in long-term hospitalized patients. Onco-haematological patients undergoing chemotherapy are especially prone to HCV infection. These patients are usually immunosuppressed and therefore antibodies to HCV are not produced despite the presence of HCV RNA in peripheral blood. The aim of the study was to see how often long-term hospitalized patients...
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