A shield against a monster:Hepatitis C in hemodialysis patients

作     者：Seyed-Moayed Alavian 

作者机构：Baqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver DiseaseBaqiyatallah Research Center for Gastroenterology and Liver DiseaseTehran ***Iran 

出 版 物：《World Journal of Gastroenterology》 (世界胃肠病学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2009年第15卷第6期

页      面：641-646页

核心收录：

学科分类：0831[工学-生物医学工程（可授工学、理学、医学学位）] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 08[工学] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Dialysis Epidemiology Hepatitis C virus Incidence Isolation Nosocomial transmission Prevalence Prevention Universal precaution 

摘      要：Hepatitis C virus(HCV)infection is highly prevalent among patients on hemodialysis(HD).The prevalence of HCV infection in HD patients varies markedly from country to *** factors are especially related to these high prevalence rates,such as blood transfusions and length of dialysis time. Nosocomial routes of transmission including the use of contaminated equipment and patient-to-patient exposure is considered more *** prophylactic measures have been suggested to avoid infection by HCV in the HD environment.