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CDC Urging Dialysis Providers and Facilities to Assess and Improve Infection Control Practices to Stop Hepatitis C Virus Transmission in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis
Author(s) -
Karen M. Murphy
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.13811
Subject(s) - medicine , infection control , transmission (telecommunications) , hemodialysis , dialysis , intensive care medicine , virology , hepatitis b virus , disease transmission , medical emergency , emergency medicine , virus , electrical engineering , engineering
An increasing incidence of acute hepatitis C infection in dialysis patients is potentially related to center‐related transmission events, prompting a recommendation for source investigation of all new cases of HCV in hemodialysis recipients.