Contamination by hepatitis B and C viruses in the dialysis setting

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 546-550

  Froio, Nicola ^b   Nicastri, Emanuele ^b   Comandini, Ubaldo Visco ^b   Cherubini, Chiara ^b   Felicioni, Roberto ^b   Solmone, Mariacarmela ^b   Di Giulio, Salvatore ^b   Petrosillo, Nicola ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES L SPALLANZANI   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Contamination; Dialysis; Equipment; Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg); Hepatitis C virus (HCV)

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; DIALYSIS; EQUIPMENT; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; ITALY; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; SAMPLING; VIRUS DETECTION;

EID: 0041358503     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-6386(03)00787-X     Document Type: Article

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