Nosocomial transmission of hepatitis C virus in haemodialysis patients

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 296-302

  De Lamballerie, Xavier ^a,c   Olmer, Michel ^b   Bouchouareb, Dammar ^b   Zandotti, Christine ^a   De Micco, Ph ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DE LA CONCEPTION   (France)

^c TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

E1 region; Genotype; Hepatitis C virus; Nosocomial infection; Nucleic acid sequencing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BASE SEQUENCE; CROSS INFECTION; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; RENAL DIALYSIS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 0029739787     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199608)49:4<296::AID-JMV7>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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