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High prevalence of a rare hepatitis C virus in patients treated in the same hemodialysis unit: Evidence for nosocomial transmission of HCV

✍ Scribed by Sampietro, Maurizio; Badalamenti, Salvatore; Salvadori, Samantha; Corbetta, Noemi; Graziani, Giorgio; Como, Giovanna; Fiorelli, Gemino; Ponticelli, Claudio

Book ID: 109884004
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Year: 1995
Tongue: English
Weight: 686 KB
Volume: 47
Category: Article
ISSN: 0085-2538
DOI: 10.1038/ki.1995.136

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