Decreased prevalence and incidence of HCV markers in haemodialysis units: a multicentric French survey
Author(s) -
Karine Sauné,
Nassim Kamar,
Marcel Miédougé,
Hugo Wéclawiak,
Martine Dubois,
Jacques Izopet,
Lionel Rostaing
Publication year - 2010
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/gfq696
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , hepatitis c virus , dialysis , antibody , hemodialysis , serology , hepatitis c , immunology , epidemiology , hepacivirus , virus , physics , optics
A variety of epidemiological data provide evidence for the nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections to haemodialysis patients. We conducted a multicentric study to determine the prevalence and incidence of HCV infection in French haemodialysis units.
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