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An outbreak of fulminant hepatitis B in immunocompromised hemodialysis patients.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2003
Igaki Naoya, Nakaji Miyuki, Moriguchi Rintarou, Akiyama Hiroyuki, Tamada Fumihiko, Oimomi Munetada, Goto Takeo
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BACKGROUND: We aimed to clarify the pathogenesis of an outbreak of fulminant hepatitis B in hemodialysis (HD) patients whose compromised cell-mediated immunity in turn contributed to chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriage. METHODS: Five consecutive adult HD patients with acute hepatitis B were...
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