Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus in haemodialysis patients.

doi:10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199608)49:4<296::AID-JMV7>3.0.CO;2-Z

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Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus in haemodialysis patients.

Journal of medical virology - 1 Aug 1996

de Lamballerie X, Olmer M, Bouchouareb D, Zandotti C, De Micco P

Abstract excerpt

A systematic virological follow-up of 114 haemodialysis patients treated in the same unit showed that 37, including 17 PCR positive patients, were seropositive for hepatitis C virus (HCV). Type 1b HCV was detected in 10 patients and was much more frequent in this population than in the whole popu...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Base Sequence
Cross Infection
DNA, Viral
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Phylogeny
Renal Dialysis

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