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Nephrol Dial Transplant (2002) 17: 317-318
© 2002 European Renal Association-European Dialysis and Transplant Association

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Evidence against hepatitis C virus trapping in dialysis membranes

Claudio Angelini, Salvatore Badalamenti, Giovanna Lunghi1, Maurizio Sampietro1, Silvia Finazzi2, Claudio Ponticelli2 and Giorgio Graziani

Unità Operativa di Nefrologia e Dialisi, Istituto Clinico Humanitas, 1 Istituto di Igiene, Medicina Interna, 2 Divisione di Nefrologia, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore, Milano, Italy

Sir,

Haemodialysis (HD) patients have a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection due to blood transfusions or nosocomial transmission [1,2]; however, the clinical course of HCV-associated liver disease in HD patients is usually mild [3,4]. Recent studies have described a consistent reduction of plasma HCV-RNA levels after dialysis [5–7], independently of the membranes and anticoagulants used, suggesting that HD per se could . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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