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Is hemodialysis a reason for unresponsiveness to hepatitis B vaccine? Hepatitis B virus and dialysis therapy

Impaired renal function is associated with a high risk of chronicity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Patients on hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis are at an increased risk of viral transmission due to frequent necessity of blood product transfer as well as use of contaminated dialysate...

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Published in:World J Hepatol
Main Authors: Sit, Dede, Esen, Bennur, Atay, Ahmet Engin, Kayabaşı, Hasan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4404381/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25914776
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v7.i5.761
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