Reverse transcriptase/polymerase chain reaction analyses of hemodialysis ultrafiltrates and sera of hepatitis C virus positive patients

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-39

  Simjanovska, L J ^a   Porcu, K ^a   Amitov, V ^b   Efremov, G D ^a   Polenakovic, Momir ^b  

^a MACEDONIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Macedonia)

^b SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY   (Macedonia)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis (HD); Hepatitis C virus (HCV); Nosocomial transmission; Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT PCR); ULtrafiltrates

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; CHAINS; CONTAMINATION; HEMODIALYZERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; VIRUSES;

DIALYSIS MACHINES; HAEMODIALYSIS; HAEMODIALYSIS MEMBRANES; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; NOSOCOMIAL TRANSMISSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE- POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE/POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; ULTRAFILTRATE;

DIALYSIS;

CUPROPHANE; POLYSULFONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DIALYSIS MEMBRANE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERODIAGNOSIS; ULTRAFILTRATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 1442281800     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139880402700108     Document Type: Article

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