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Article Figures & Data
Figures
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Distribution of HCV-positive sera among 39 dialysis centers in The Netherlands.
Tables
- Table 1.
Detection of HCV infection among 2,653 Dutch dialysis patients
Test results No. of patients EIA LIA Total PCR positive Positive Positive 70 57 Positive Indeterminate 5 2 Positive Negative 4 2 Negative 2,574 6 Total no. 2,653 67 - Table 2.
Comparison of INNO-test HCV Ab III EIA, Ortho HCV 3.0 EIA, and RT-PCR results
INNO-test Ortho Positive Negative Total PCR positive PCR negative PCR positive PCR negative Positive 52 12 4 4 72 Negative 1 0 5 0 6 Total 53 12 9 4 78 - Table 3.
Distribution of HCV genotypes among Dutch dialysis patients
Genotype No. (%) of isolates Present study (n = 71) Beneluxa (n = 311) 1a 17 (24)c 32 (10.1) 1b 33 (46) 187 (59.4) 2a 9 (13) 20 (6.3) 2b 1 (1) 3 (0.9) 2 2 (3) 1 (0.3) 3a 5 (7) 45 (14.3) 4a 3 (4) 15 (4.8) 5a 7 (2.2) Unknownb 1 (1) 1 (0.3) Multipled 4 (6)c 4 (1.3)
