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J Clin Microbiol
; 52(8): 3053-6, 2014 Aug.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24850345
RESUMEN
Amplification of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA from blood detected occult HCV infections in 30.9% of 210 HCV-seronegative dialysis patients with abnormal liver enzyme levels that had evaded standard HCV testing practices. Isolated HCV core-specific antibody detection identified three additional anti-HCV screening-negative patients lacking HCV RNA amplification in blood who were considered potentially infectious. Together, these findings may affect management of the dialysis setting.