Biodynamics of HCV infection in haemodialysis patients in Pahang

Background: Hepatitis C is a global disease, WHO has described it as a “viral time bomb”. In Malaysia, the sero-prevalence is 1.6%. HCV infection is frequent in patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis, with prevalence between 8 and 10%. Hepatitis C has an adverse effect on both patient and gra...

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Main Authors:	Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen, Abdul Majid, Mohammed Saad, Hamzah, Hairul Aini, Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2010
Subjects:	R Medicine (General)
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spelling	iium-204602012-02-20T06:47:38Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/20460/ Biodynamics of HCV infection in haemodialysis patients in Pahang Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen Abdul Majid, Mohammed Saad Hamzah, Hairul Aini Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri R Medicine (General) Background: Hepatitis C is a global disease, WHO has described it as a “viral time bomb”. In Malaysia, the sero-prevalence is 1.6%. HCV infection is frequent in patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis, with prevalence between 8 and 10%. Hepatitis C has an adverse effect on both patient and graft survival in those who get renal transplants. There are relatively scarce reports on the natural fluctuation in viral load and alpha interferon (&-IFN) level in patients on chronic hemodialysis Elsevier 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/20460/1/Biodynamics_of_HCV_infection_in_haemodialysis_patients_in.pdf Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen and Abdul Majid, Mohammed Saad and Hamzah, Hairul Aini and Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri (2010) Biodynamics of HCV infection in haemodialysis patients in Pahang. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 14 (supp.1). E231-E232. ISSN 1201-9712 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971210020436
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spellingShingle	R Medicine (General) Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen Abdul Majid, Mohammed Saad Hamzah, Hairul Aini Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri Biodynamics of HCV infection in haemodialysis patients in Pahang
description	Background: Hepatitis C is a global disease, WHO has described it as a “viral time bomb”. In Malaysia, the sero-prevalence is 1.6%. HCV infection is frequent in patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis, with prevalence between 8 and 10%. Hepatitis C has an adverse effect on both patient and graft survival in those who get renal transplants. There are relatively scarce reports on the natural fluctuation in viral load and alpha interferon (&-IFN) level in patients on chronic hemodialysis
format	Article
author	Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen Abdul Majid, Mohammed Saad Hamzah, Hairul Aini Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri
author_facet	Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen Abdul Majid, Mohammed Saad Hamzah, Hairul Aini Hasmoni, Mohamed Hadzri
author_sort	Mustafa Mahmoud, Mohammed Imad Al-Deen
title	Biodynamics of HCV infection in haemodialysis patients in Pahang
title_short	Biodynamics of HCV infection in haemodialysis patients in Pahang
title_full	Biodynamics of HCV infection in haemodialysis patients in Pahang
title_fullStr	Biodynamics of HCV infection in haemodialysis patients in Pahang
title_full_unstemmed	Biodynamics of HCV infection in haemodialysis patients in Pahang
title_sort	biodynamics of hcv infection in haemodialysis patients in pahang
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2010
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Biodynamics of HCV infection in haemodialysis patients in Pahang

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