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| Galperim,Bruno; Mattos,Angelo A; Stein,Airton T; Schneider,Nuttiane C; Buriol,André; Fonseca,André; Lunge,Vagner; Ikuta,Nilo. |
| BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is the most common cause of acute or chronic hepatitis in patients on hemodialysis (HD). The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of positive HCV RNA and investigate injection drug use as an emerging risk factor in patients with chronic renal disease on HD. METHODS: This was a multicenter cross-sectional study with 325 patients with chronic renal disease on HD in the period between August 1, 2005 to August 30, 2006, receiving care at four institutions in the city of Porto Alegre, Southern Brazil. Epidemiological data were collected by means of a structured questionnaire. The following laboratory tests were performed: alanine aminotransferase (ALT), anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies (anti-HCV),... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/other |
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis C virus; Hemodialysis; Injection drug use; Risk factors. |
| Ano: 2010 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000400020 |
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