The Role of Transfusion-Transmitted Virus in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

GOALSTo study transfusion-transmitted virus (TTV) infection in 75 patients on hemodialysis and examine its relationship with age, sex, duration of dialysis, history of transfusion, and chronic elevation of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels. STUDYSerum TTV was analyzed by polymerase chain reactio...

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Published in:	Journal of clinical gastroenterology Vol. 34; no. 1; pp. 86 - 88
Main Authors:	Valtuille, Rodolfo, Frankel, Fernando, Gómez, Federico, Moretto, Héctor, Fay, Fabián, Rendo, Pablo, Lef, Leonardo, Fernández, José
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hagerstown, MD Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-01-2002 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Subjects:	Analysis of Variance Argentina - epidemiology Biological and medical sciences Blood-Borne Pathogens Chi-Square Distribution Diseases of the urinary system DNA Virus Infections - epidemiology Female Genotype Hepacivirus - genetics Humans Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Polymerase Chain Reaction Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Prevalence Radiotherapy. Instrumental treatment. Physiotherapy. Reeducation. Rehabilitation, orthophony, crenotherapy. Diet therapy and various other treatments (general aspects) Renal Dialysis Risk Factors RNA, Viral - analysis Torque teno virus - genetics Transfusion Reaction Viremia Human Infection Virus Extrarenal dialysis Prevalence Hemodialysis Viral disease Clinical biology Transmission Complication Epidemiology
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