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Dialysis-membrane-dependent reduction and adsorption of circulating hepatitis C virus during hemodialysis.
Jun 2002
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Abstract
Patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD) are often infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), a common cause of chronic liver disease. In some cases, however, decreases in the serum HCV load after HD have been documented. To better understand this phenomenon, we investigated the effects of various types of dialysis membrane on virus load in the circulation in vivo and in vitro.