Epidemiology of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Patients With Renal ...

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George. Washington. University,. Washington,. DC. (J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 1994;. 5:186-192). ABSTRACT. This study was carried out to determine the preva-.
Epidemiology of Hepatitis Renal Disease1’2 Juan

Garcia-Valdecasas,3

Beat

Von

Albertini,

Carmen and

Paul

C Virus Infection

Bernal,

Federico

Garcia,

S. Cerezo. Division of of Medicine, Hospital Clinico of Granada, Granada, Spain

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Bernal, F. Garcia, Department of Hospital Clinico Universitario, University Granada, Spain

NephrolUniver-

Microbiology, of Granada,

Umana,

B. von

Diseases George

and Hypertension, Department of MedWashington University, Washington, DC

Soc.

Nephrol.

P.L. Kimmel,

1994;

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stitial nephritis, pyelonephritis, nephrosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, polycystic kidney, and miscellaneous renal diseases (P < 0.01, x2). There was a higher prevalence of HCV antibodies in patients with cre-

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