Is hepatitis C virus infection a risk factor for panel-reactive antibody positivity?

Transplant International

Volumn 13, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2000, Pages

  Ozdemir F N ^a   Sezer, S ^a   Guz G ^a   Arat, Z ^a   Turan, M ^a   Haberal, M ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Hepatitis C virus; Infection; Panel reactive antibody; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RISK FACTOR;

ANTIBODIES; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 4243769640     PISSN: 09340874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-2277.2000.tb02047.x     Document Type: Article

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