In order to study the prevalence of antibody to hepatitis E virus (HEV) among hemodialysis patients and to evaluate whether chronic hemodialysis is associated with an increased risk of exposure to HEV in developed countries, the IgG anti-HEV was determined in serum samples obtained from 182 patients
Prevalence of Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus among Hemodialysis Patients in Damascus, Syria
β Scribed by B. Othman; F. Monem
- Book ID
- 107705060
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 86 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0300-8126
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