Evidence of association between hepatitis C virus genotype 2b and nosocomial transmissions in hemodialysis centers from southern Brazil

Virology Journal

Volumn 10, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Da Silva, Naylê Maria Oliveira ^a   Germano, Fabiana Nunes ^b,c   Mendoza Sassi, Raul Andres ^a   Seuánez, Hector Nicolas ^b,c   Soares, Marcelo Alves ^b,c   De Martinez, Ana Maria Barral ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Genotype; Hemodialysis; Hepatitis C virus; Nosocomial infection; Southern Brazil

Indexed keywords

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS;

HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENOTYPE 2;

EID: 84878223285     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1743422X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-422X-10-167     Document Type: Article

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