Article
Evidence of association between hepatitis C virus genotype 2b and nosocomial transmissions in hemodialysis centers from southern Brazil.
Virology journal - 29 May 2013
da Silva Naylê Maria Oliveira, Germano Fabiana Nunes, Mendoza-Sassi Raul Andres, Seuánez Hector Nicolas, Soares Marcelo Alves, de Martinez Ana Maria Barral
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus infection is a serious public health problem. Hemodialysis is considered one of the main risk factors of HCV infection, due to several invasive medical procedures and potential nosocomial transmission that patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) are continuously submitted. The aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of HCV and its genotypes in patients with CRF in...
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