Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis patients from one center in Recife, Brazil

Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis patients from one center in Recife, Brazil

A hemodialysis population from a dialysis unit in the city of Recife, Northeastern Brazil, was screened to assess the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and to investigate the associated risk factors. Hemodialysis patients (n = 250) were interviewed and serum samples tested for anti-HCV...

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Main Authors: Ana Cecília C de Albuquerque, Maria Rosângela CD Coêlho, Edmundo PA Lopes, Marcilio Figueiredo Lemos, Regina Célia Moreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2005-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
prevalence
risk factors
hemodialysis
genotypes
hepatitis C virus
polymerase chain reaction
Recife
Brazil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762005000500003

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