Prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and HCV genotypes of hemodialysis patients in Salvador, Northeastern Brazil

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been identified as the major cause of chronic liver disease among patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD), despite the important reduction in risks obtained by testing candidate blood donors for anti-HCV antibodies and the use of recombinant erythropoietin to trea...

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Main Authors: L.K. Silva, M.B.S. Silva, I.F. Rodart, G.B. Lopes, F.Q. Costa, M.E. Melo, E. Gusmão, M.G. Reis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2006-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000500005