Detection of anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies in patients undergoing dialysis by utilizing a hepatitis C virus 3,0 assay: Correlation with hepatitis C virus RNA

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 73-75

  De Medina, M ^a,b   Hill, M ^a,b   Sullivan, H O ^a,b   Leclerq, B ^a,b   Pennell, J P ^a,b   Jeffers, L ^a,b   Reddy, K R ^a,b   Schiff, E R ^a,b   Perez, G O ^a,b,c  

^a Vet Administration Medical Center ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY DETECTION; DIALYSIS; DISEASE DETECTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0032126056     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2143(98)90028-2     Document Type: Article

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