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Screening haemodialysis patients for hepatitis C in Vietnam: The inconsistency between common hepatitis C virus serological and virological tests.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jan 2019
Duong Minh Cuong, McLaws Mary-Louise
Abstract excerpt
Selecting the appropriate screening method and interval for the early detection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in low-resourced haemodialysis settings is a challenge. The challenge occurs when patients are classified as HCV-RNA positive but negative to HCV-core antigen (HCV-coreAg), anti-HCV and genotyping tests. We aim to clarify the inconsistency between HCV-RNA, HCV-coreAg, anti-HCV and HCV genotyping...
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