Occult hepatitis C virus infection in Iranian hemodialysis patients

• Main Authors: Ali Eslamifar (Author), Amitis Ramezani (Author), Hassan Ehteram (Author), Effat Razeghi (Author), Farrokhlagha Ahmadi (Author), Manouchehr Amini (Author), Mohammad Banifazl (Author), Gelavizh Etemadi (Author), Hossein Keyvani (Author), Anahita Bavand (Author), Arezoo Aghakhani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Society of Diabetic Nephropathy Prevention, 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Occult hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is defined as the presence of HCV-RNA in liver or peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) in the absence of detectable hepatitis C antibody (anti-HCV) or HCV-RNA in the serum. Low concentrations of HCV-RNA may be detected in PBMCs of hemodialys...