Article
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 se...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Female
- Genome, Viral
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Epidemiology
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Viral
- Renal Dialysis
- Serotyping