Article
Virological features of hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis patients.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Nov 1993
Silini E, Bono F, Cerino A, Piazza V, Solcia E, Mondelli M U
Abstract excerpt
The clinical and epidemiological relevance of circulating antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in hemodialysis patients is uncertain, since clinical signs of infection are often mild or absent, with alanine aminotransferase (ALT) values that are virtually always normal, and liver biopsies are only rarely performed. Determination of HCV RNA in serum is therefore critical for distinguishing chronic HCV infection...
Topics
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Alanine Transaminase
- Base Sequence
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis Antibodies
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies