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Incidence and risk factors of hepatitis C virus infection in a haemodialysis unit.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Apr 1997
Forns X, Fernández-Llama P, Pons M, Costa J, Ampurdanés S, López-Labrador F X, Olmedo E, López-Pedret J, Darnell A, Revert L, Sánchez-Tapias J M, Rodés J
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BACKGROUND: Hepatitis viruses have become one of the main infectious problems in patients on maintenance haemodialysis. The aim of this study was to prospectively investigate the incidence of de novo hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in a haemodialysis unit and to identify factors currently involved in HCV transmission to haemodialysis patients. METHODS: One hundred and fourteen anti-HCV negative and HCV-RNA...
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