Transmission of the hepatitis C virus in an hemodialysis unit: evidence for nosocomial infection.

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Transmission of the hepatitis C virus in an hemodialysis unit: evidence for nosocomial infection.

Clinical nephrology - 1 Apr 1997

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

Abstract excerpt

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a frequent feature in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The way of viral transmission is difficult to establish, but in previous studies the role of blood transfusions and of HD treatment duration, and the possibility of nosocomial transmission of the virus have bee...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Alanine Transaminase
Amino Acid Sequence
Cross Infection
Disease Transmission, Infectious
Female
Genotype
Hemodialysis Units, Hospital
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis C Antibodies
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Molecular Sequence Data
Polymerase Chain Reaction

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PMID: 9128794

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