Hepatitis C in Hemodialysis Units: diagnosis and therapeutic approach

Hepatitis C in Hemodialysis Units: diagnosis and therapeutic approach

Abstract According to data from the last census of the Brazilian Society of Nephrology (SBN), the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Brazilian hemodialysis units (HU) is 3.3%, about three times higher than what is reported for the Brazilian general population. Often, professionals working in H...

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Main Authors:	Natasha Silva Constancio, Maria Lucia Gomes Ferraz, Carmen Tzanno Branco Martins, Angiolina Campos Kraychete, Paulo Lisboa Bitencourt, Marcelo Mazza do Nascimento
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2019-02-01
Series:	Brazilian Journal of Nephrology
Subjects:	Hepatitis C Renal Dialysis Renal Insufficiency, Chronic Hepatitis Viruses Antiviral Agents
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0101-28002019005007101&lng=en&tlng=en

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