Hepatitis B status in hemodialysis patients

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Patients on chronic dialysis present a high prevalence of hepatitis B virus infection. Despite infection-control practices, surveillance of serological markers, and hepatitis B vaccination, there are still outbreaks of the disease in dialysis centers. OBJECTIVE: This study ai...

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Main Authors: GUIMARÃES,Maia Nogueira Crown, FACINCANI,Tila, SANTOS,Sigrid De Sousa dos
Format: Digital revista
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia e Outras Especialidades - IBEPEGE. 2017
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032017000400356
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