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Hepatitis C Virus

Researchers from University of Florida report recent findings in hepatitis C virus

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, June 12th, 2009

According to a study from the United States, "The major complication of tunneled vascular catheters in dialysis patients is infection. In preliminary work, an association was noted between hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and bacteremia in these patients."

"On this basis, we theorized that HCV infection-may be associated with bacteremia in dialysis patients with tunneled catheters. We conducted a two-phase clinical study to define the association between HCV infection and bacteremia in hemodialysis patients with catheters. Phase I was a cross-sectional study designed to assess the association between HCV serologic status and bacteremia. Phase 2 was a prospective study...

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