Occult Hepatitis C Infection Among Hemodialysis Patients: A Prevalence Study

Occult Hepatitis C Infection Among Hemodialysis Patients: A Prevalence Study

Introduction and aim: Occult hepatitis C infection (OHCI) is the presence of HCV-RNA in the liver or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) accompanying with negative serologic results. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of OHCI among Iranian chronic hemodialysis (HD) patients....

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Main Authors: Reza Naghdi, Mitra Ranjbar, Farah Bokharaei-Salim, Hossein Keyvani, Shokoufeh Savaj, Shahrzad Ossareh, Amir Shirali, Amir H. Mohammad-Alizadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-07-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
ESRD
Hepatitis C virus
Kidney transplant
Liver disease
Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cell (PBMC)
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