Background & Aims: Detection of hepatitis C virus RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and/or hepatocytes in the absence of HCV RNA in serum, designated as ‘occult HCV infection’, has been a matter of controversy in the recent years. Occult hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has not been investigated in haemodialysis patients. We investigated for the first time the prevalence of occult ...
Background & Aims: Detection of hepatitis C virus RNA in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) and/or hepatocytes in the absence of HCV RNA in serum, designated as ‘occult HCV infection’, has been a matter of controversy in the recent years. Occult hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has not been investigated in haemodialysis patients. We investigated for the first time the prevalence of occult ...