Detection of hepatitis GB virus-C and HCV genomes in the saliva of patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis.

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2807-

  Ustundag Y ^a   Hizel, N ^b   Boyacioglu S ^a   Akalin, E ^b  

^a University Medical Faculty   (Turkey)

^b BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALIVA ANALYSIS; VIRUS GENOME; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FLAVIVIRIDAE; GENOME, VIRAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RENAL DIALYSIS; SALIVA;

EID: 0030702886     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/12.12.2807a     Document Type: Letter

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