Hepatitis C Infection Is Very Rarely Treated among Hemodialysis Patients
β Scribed by Goodkin, David A.; Bieber, Brian; Gillespie, Brenda; Robinson, Bruce M.; Jadoul, Michel
- Book ID
- 121459461
- Publisher
- S. Karger AG
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 446 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0250-8095
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A high prevalence of anti-Cl00-3 antibodies has been reported in chronic hemodialysis patients. It is, however, unclear whether the results reflect true hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in these patients, since false-positive results have been reported with this antibody assay. In the present study