Prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis C virus in hemodialysis patients and renal transplant recipients
| Autor: | S A, Gohar, R Y, Khalil, N M, Elaish, E M, Khedr, M S, Ahmed |
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| Rok vydání: | 1995 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Cross Infection Infection Control Hepatitis B Surface Antigens Time Factors Adolescent Alanine Transaminase Hepatitis C Antibodies Middle Aged Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Kidney Transplantation Hospitals University Renal Dialysis Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Case-Control Studies Humans Kidney Failure Chronic Egypt Female Hepatitis B Antibodies Hepatitis C Antigens Aged |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of the Egyptian Public Health Association. 70(5-6) |
| ISSN: | 0013-2446 |
| Popis: | This work was carried out to study the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, its associated risk factors and possible routes of transmission in hemodialysis patients and renal transplant recipients. Ninety five patients and 15 normal controls were included in this study. Patients were classified into 3 groups: Group I (64 hemodialysis patients), Group II (16 renal transplant recipients) and Group III (15 patients with chronic renal insufficiency on conservative treatments). Each individual was subjected to full clinical examination, estimation of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT), testing for antibodies to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV), screening for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), antibodies to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) and core antigen (anti-HBc) by modified ELISA technique. Anti-HCV was found in 87.5% of hemodialysis patients, 81.25% of renal transplant patients, 53.3% of the conservative group and in 13.3% of the control group. There was a significant correlation between the presence of anti-HCV and the duration on dialysis in groups I and II (p0.05), while no significant correlation was detected between HCV positive cases and the number of units of transfused blood in groups I and II (p0.05). Serum ALT was elevated in patients with HCV infection, but there was no significant correlation between the presence of anti-HCV and elevated ALT level among the examined groups of patients (p0.05). The prevalence of HCV infection was not correlated with the duration of renal transplantation and the type of immunosuppressive therapy (p0.05). Coinfection with HBV and HCV could occur, as previous infection with HBV was demonstrated. Anti-HBc was found in 51.8%, 66.7%, 37.5% of anti-HCV positive patients in groups I, II, II respectively. Anti-HBs was detected in 24.1% and 15.4% of anti-HCV positive in groups I and II. HBsAg was found only in 4.7% of anti-HCV positive hemodialysis. |
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