Open AccessTravel-associated acquisition of hepatitis C virus infection in patients receiving haemodialysis
Author(s) -
Abdul Ghafur,
Muslim Raza,
Wendy Labbett,
A. Chawla,
Colette Smith,
Siew Lin Ngui,
Andrew Davenport,
Anna María Geretti
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/gfm202
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis c virus , hemodialysis , hepatitis c , viral disease , virus , hepacivirus , end stage renal disease , virology , flaviviridae , immunology
It has been proposed that hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing maintenance haemodialysis may lack HCV antibody (anti-HCV) despite chronic HCV viraemia. This carries important implications for the design of surveillance policies.
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