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Detection, Reporting, and Treatment of Hepatitis C Infections Among Hemodialysis Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 January 2017

Melissa G. Collier ,
Duc B. Nguyen ,
Priti R. Patel  and
Anne C. Moorman
Melissa G. Collier*
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Atlanta, Georgia
Duc B. Nguyen
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia
Priti R. Patel
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases, Division of Healthcare Quality and Promotion, Atlanta, Georgia
Anne C. Moorman
Affiliation:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Division of Viral Hepatitis, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Address correspondence to: Melissa G. Collier, MD, MPH, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop G37, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Atlanta, GA 30329 (mgcollier@cdc.gov).
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 38 , Issue 4 , April 2017 , pp. 493 - 494
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© 2017 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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