Occult hepatitis C virus infection during an outbreak in a hemodialysis unit in Thailand

• Main Authors: Satawat Thongsawat, Niwat Maneekarn, Mark H. Kuniholm, Chansom Pantip, Amornrat Thungsuputi, Dusit Lumlertkul, Derek Bannachak, Kenrad E. Nelson
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=41849139299&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/60478
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Control of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in hemodialysis populations is a major public health priority, but the preferred methods to prevent and rapidly detect HCV outbreaks in these populations remains subject to debate. We enrolled 231 hemodialysis patients at three dialysis centers in Chiang Mai, Thail...