Influence of hemodialysis procedure on HCV RNA detection in serum and peripheral blood mononuclear cells

Renal Failure

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 369-373

  Fernández, José Luis ^a,d   Valtuille, R ^b   Butera, H ^b   Fay, F ^c   Lef, L ^b   Rendo, P ^a  

^a Bio Sidus   (Argentina)

^b RTC Dialysis Centers Adrogue and Monte Grande   (Argentina)

^c CDM SMITH   (United States)

^d NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

HCV infection; Hernodialysis; Viral load

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRANCHED DNA SIGNAL AMPLIFICATION ASSAY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS LOAD;

GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; RENAL DIALYSIS; RNA, VIRAL; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 4444266051     PISSN: 0886022X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/JDI-120039819     Document Type: Article

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