Occult hepatitis C virus infection among Egyptian hemodialysis patients and its potential effect on anemia management

Occult hepatitis C virus infection among Egyptian hemodialysis patients and its potential effect on anemia management

Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is still a main health problem in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The prevalence of occult hepatitis C infection (OCI) in HD patients may be underestimated, and its possible influence on anemia management has not been studied. We aimed to determine the existe...

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Main Authors: Mostafa Abdelsalam, Mona M Tawfik, Alaa Habib, Ahmed Abdel-Razik, Nahla Anber, Maysaa Zaki, Mohammad S Marie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-01-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine
Subjects:
anemia
egypt
hepatitis c virus
hemodialysis
occult
Online Access:http://www.esim.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1110-7782;year=2019;volume=31;issue=4;spage=783;epage=789;aulast=Abdelsalam

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