Molecular epidemiology of a hepatitis C virus epidemic in a haemodialysis unit: outbreak investigation and infection outcome

BACKGROUND: HCV is a leading cause of liver chronic diseases all over the world. In developed countries the highest prevalence of infection is reported among intravenous drug users and haemodialysis (HD) patients. The present report is to identify the pathway of HCV transmission during an outbreak o...

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Main Authors: Lanini, Simone, Abbate, Isabella, Puro, Vincenzo, Soscia, Fabrizio, Albertoni, Franceso, Battisti, Walter, Ruta, Amilacare, Capobianchi, Maria R, Ippolito, Giuseppe
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2010
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2940904/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20799943
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-257
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