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A case of hepatitis C virus transmission acquired through sharing a haemodialysis machine

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a significant problem among haemodialysis populations worldwide. ‘Horizontal’ cross-infection between patients can occur, predominately through direct environmental transmission of the virus. Current guidelines thus recommend universal barrier precautions, howeve...

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Autores principales: Thomson, Peter C., Williams, Craig, Aitken, Celia, Ball, Jonathan, Wysocka, Natalia, Brown, Richard, Rodger, R. Stuart
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4421637/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25984097
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndtplus/sfq181