Hepatitis C in Hemodialysis Units: diagnosis and therapeutic approach
Abstract According to data from the last census of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology (SBN), the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Brazilian hemodialysis units (HU) is 3.3%, about three times higher than what is reported for the Brazilian general population. Often, professionals working in H...
Main Authors: | Natasha Silva Constancio, Maria Lucia Gomes Ferraz, Carmen Tzanno Branco Martins, Angiolina Campos Kraychete, Paulo Lisboa Bitencourt, Marcelo Mazza do Nascimento |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia
2019-02-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Nephrology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002019005007101&lng=en&tlng=en |
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