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Silva,L.K.; Silva,M.B.S.; Rodart,I.F.; Lopes,G.B.; Costa,F.Q.; Melo,M.E.; Gusmão,E.; Reis,M.G.. |
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been identified as the major cause of chronic liver disease among patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD), despite the important reduction in risks obtained by testing candidate blood donors for anti-HCV antibodies and the use of recombinant erythropoietin to treat anemia. A cross-sectional study was performed to estimate the prevalence of HCV infection and genotypes among HD patients in Salvador, Northeastern Brazil. Anti-HCV seroprevalence was determined by ELISA in 1243 HD patients from all ten different dialysis centers of the city. HCV infection was confirmed by RT-PCR and genotyping was performed by restriction fragment length polymorphism. Anti-HCV seroprevalence among HD patients was 10.5% (95% CI: 8.8-12.3)... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis C; Seroprevalence; Viremia; Hemodialysis; Genotype; Brazil. |
Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000500005 |
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Lima,José de Ribamar Oliveira; Marques,Sirley Garcia; Gonçalves,Azizedite Guedes; Salgado Filho,Natalino; Nunes,Paulo Cruz; Silva,Hernandes Sousa; Monteiro,Silvio Gomes; Costa,Jackson Mauricio Lopes. |
Rigorous control of water quality in hemodialysis services is extremely important in order to guarantee a better quality of life of the patients submitted to this treatment. The lack of adequate water monitoring has caused the death of various patients in the past. The objective of the present study was to determine the physicochemical and bacteriological characteristics of water used by hemodialysis services in hospitals of the city of São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil. Bacteriological analyses included the membrane filter method for the determination of total coliform bacteria, the Cult-Dipcombi-TTC-agar method for heterotrophic bacteria and the limulus amebocyte lysate method for the determination of endotoxins. Eighteen water samples obtained from three... |
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Water; Microbiology; Hemodialysis; Contamination. |
Ano: 2005 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1517-83822005000200001 |
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