Article
Serologic and virologic profiles of hepatitis C infection in renal transplant candidates. New England Organ Bank Hepatitis C Study Group.
American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation - 1 Jun 1998
Natov S N, Lau J Y, Bouthot B A, Murthy B V, Ruthazer R, Schmid C H, Levey A S, Pereira B J
Abstract excerpt
The development of policies to prevent nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in hemodialysis units is critically dependent on the understanding of the relationship between tests for anti-HCV, HCV RNA, and HCV genotype and the patients' clinical characteristics. We tested sera from all patients on the renal transplant waiting list at the New England Organ Bank between November 1986 and June...
Topics
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatitis C Antibodies
- Humans
- Immunoblotting
- Kidney Transplantation
- Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
- RNA, Viral