Hepatitis C virus screening strategies in haemodialysis units. |
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| Authors: | Marcello Beccari Laura Rizzolo Anna Ottolenghi Giuseppe Sorgato |
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| Affiliation: | U.O. di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Servizio di Immunoematologia, e Trasfusionale, Azienda Ospedaliera, Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Milano, Italy Email: dialisi.fbf.mi@katamail.com |
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| Abstract: | Sir, Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a significant publichealth concern in haemodialysis (HD) patients. Although generallyasymptomatic, about 7085% of infections become chronic,and persistent infection may be associated with a wide spectrumof outcomes, ranging from mild non-progressive liver damageto severe chronic hepatitis, which progresses to cirrhosis,end-stage liver disease, and hepatocellular carcinoma. Currently, it is still unclear how HD patients become infected.Nevertheless, both intradialysis (number of blood transfusions,duration and mode of dialysis, prevalence of |
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