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Epidemiology and molecular investigation of hepatitis C infection following holiday haemodialysis.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Nov 2012
Roy K M, Galmés-Truyols A, Giménez-Duran J, Anderson E, Prempeh H, González-Candelas F, Bracho M A, Aitken C, Mactier R, Tejera E
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) is not infrequent among haemodialysis patients. Most published reports suggest that patient-to-patient spread, either directly or indirectly, is the most common mode of transmission in renal units. AIM: To investigate the source of an outbreak, and the route of transmission, of acute HCV infection in two Scottish patients occurring within eight weeks of receiving...
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