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[Investigation of hepatitis B and hepatitis C virus infections by serological and molecular methods in hemodialysis patients].
Mikrobiyoloji bulteni - 1 Jan 2014
Dağlar Duygu, Ergani Ayla, Demirbakan Hadiye, Ozhak Baysan Betil, Ongüt Gözde, Koçak Hüseyin, Oğünç Dilara, Akbaş Halide, Yıldırım Bülent, Colak Dilek
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections are significant causes of morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients, since those patients are highly susceptible to infections due to immune suppression. The aims of this study were to investigate the presence of HBV and HCV infections in chronic hemodialysis patients by serological and molecular methods, and to determine the rate of occult HBV...
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