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Hepatitis C virus antibodies, viral RNA and genotypes in sera from patients on maintenance haemodialysis.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jan 1994
Masuko K, Okuda K, Meguro T, Murayama N, Mitsui T, Ohmori T, Murata K, Tsuda F, Okamoto H
Abstract excerpt
Patients on maintenance haemodialysis in four dialysis centres were tested for markers of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Antibody to HCV (anti-HCV) was detected by the second-generation enzyme immunoassay in 142 (26%) of the 543 patients and HCV RNA in 117 (22%) of whom four were without detectable anti-HCV in serum. Seventy-seven (66%) were infected with HCV of genotype II/1b, 31 (27%) with genotype III/2a...
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