Hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis patients in Maracaibo, Venezuela

Over a two year period, the incidence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was evaluated in 29 hemodialysis patients, aged between 15 and 75 years (mean ± SD: 45 ± 39.5 years), from the University Hospital Hemodyalisis Unit, Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela. Anti-HCV antibodies were determined usin...

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Main Authors: Francisca Monsalve-Castillo, Liliana Gómez-Gamboa, Leonor Chacín-Bonilla, Leticia Porto-Espinoza, Luciana Costa-León
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2012-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652012000100010&lng=en&tlng=en