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Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies among Hemodialysis Patients [Med J Islamic World Acad Sci]
Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 1992; 5(2): 145-146

Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies among Hemodialysis Patients

Saime Paydaş, Hasan S. Z. Aksu, Yahya Saglıker, Ali Gürçay
From Department of Nephrology and Infectious Disease, Medical Faculty, Çukurova University, Adana, Türkiye.

The frequency of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was investigated in 53 patients on chronic hemodialysis program by means of enzyme immunoassay for serum anti-HCV antibodies. Anti-HCV antibody was positive in 13 patients (24.5%) and anti-hepatitis B core (anti-HBc) was positive in 19 patients (36%) of these series. Intravenous drug abuse (IVDA) and/or anti-HIV positivity were absent in our patients. Of these anti-HCV (+) patients 11 had been given transfusion earlier while of the 41 patients which were anti-HCV (-) 31 had a history of former transfusion. There was therefore no statistically significant correlation between transfusion and HCV positivity in our patients. There was no history of IVDA and/or homosexuality. HCV transmission must have had therefore occurred by one of the other routes of contamination.

Keywords: Hepatitis C virus, hemodialysis, blood transfusion.


Saime Paydaş, Hasan S. Z. Aksu, Yahya Saglıker, Ali Gürçay. Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies among Hemodialysis Patients. Med J Islamic World Acad Sci. 1992; 5(2): 145-146

Corresponding Author: Saime Paydaş, Türkiye


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