Hemodialysis of patients with HCV infection: Isolation has a definite role

Nephron - Clinical Practice

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Agarwal, S K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

HCV; Hemodialysis; Hepatitis; Infection control; Isolation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL KIDNEY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEVICE INFECTION; DEVICE SAFETY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

CROSS INFECTION; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; PATIENT ISOLATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 78049377671     PISSN: 16602110     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000319984     Document Type: Article

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