Molecular and epidemiological study on nosocomial transmission of HCV in hemodialysis patients in Brazil

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 79, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1325-1333

  Carneiro, Megmar A S ^a   Teles, Sheila A ^a   Lampe, Elisabeth ^b   Espírito Santo, Márcia P ^b   Gouveia Oliveira, Rodrigo ^c   Reis, Nádia R S ^a   Yoshida, Clara F T ^b   Martins, Regina M B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

HCV; Hemodialysis; Nosocomial transmission; Phylogenetic analysis; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAZIL; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYLOGENY; PREVALENCE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS;

EID: 34547129571     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20932     Document Type: Article

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