Predictors of GBV-C infection among patients referred for renal transplantation

Kidney International

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1769-1774

  Murthy, B V R ^b   Muerhoff, A Scott ^b   Desai, Suresh M ^b   Natov, Svetlozar N ^b   Bouthot, Beth A ^b   Ruthazer, Robin ^b   Schmid, Christopher H ^b   Levey, Andrew S ^b   Mushahwar, Isa K ^b   Pereira, Brian J G ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Dialysis; End stage renal disease; Flaviviridae; GB virus C; Infection; Liver disease; Viral transmission

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS G VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROPREVALENCE; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 7144262404     PISSN: 00852538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.1998.00910.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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