Article
Hepatitis C virus genotypes in chronic dialysis patients.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Apr 1996
Fabrizi F, Lunghi G, Guarnori I, Raffaele L, Erba G, Pagano A, Locatelli F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is highly prevalent in dialysis patients. To further characterize HCV infection in this patient population, we studied the distribution of viral genotypes in 55 patients undergoing chronic dialysis treatment with seropositivity for HCV markers. METHOD...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Base Sequence
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Hepatitis C Antigens
- Humans
- Immunoblotting
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Oligonucleotide Probes
- Polymerase Chain Reaction