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Molecular epidemiology of hepatitis C virus infection in dialysis patients.
Nephron - 1 Jan 1997
Fabrizi F, Lunghi G, Pagliari B, Mangano S, Faranna P, Pagano A, Locatelli F
Abstract excerpt
There are very few data on the molecular biology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in dialysis patients. 101 patients undergoing dialysis treatment in 4 units in the Lombardy, northern Italy, were analyzed by RT-PCR for HCV viremia, by line probe assay technology for HCV genotyping and by a serological analysis for detecting type-specific antibodies. 61 of 101 (60%) patients showed detectable HCV RNA in serum;...
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