The prevalence of hepatitis C virus in hemodialysis patients in Pakistan: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the most common bloodborne viral infections reported in Pakistan. Frequent dialysis treatment of hemodialysis patients exposes them to a high risk of HCV infection. The main purpose of this paper is to quantify the prevalence of HCV in hemodialy...
Main Authors: | Sohail Akhtar, Jamal Abdul Nasir, Muhammad Usman, Aqsa Sarwar, Rizwana Majeed, Baki Billah |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2020-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232931 |
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