| Autor: |
S, Jemni, K, Ikbel, M, Kortas, J, Mahjoub, L, Ghachem, J M, Bidet, K, Boukef |
| Rok vydání: |
1994 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Nouvelle revue francaise d'hematologie. 36(5) |
| Popis: |
The prevalence of anti-hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) antibodies and of hepatitis B markers (HBs antigen, anti-hepatitis B core antigen) was assessed in 63 haemodialysis patients from the Tunisian Sahel. As measured by second generation ELISA assays (Ortho and Organon), the frequency of anti-HCV antibodies was 42% (27/63), while 4 patients (6.3%) were HBs Ag positive and 30 (47.6%) anti-HBc positive. Anti-HCV seropositivity was significantly correlated with duration of dialysis (p = 0.007) and number of blood transfusions (10 units, p = 0.0004). Among 12 subjects with a history of abnormal ALAT levels, 10 were anti-HCV positive (p = 0.0016) and the results suggest hepatitis C viral infection to be the main cause of liver disease in haemodialysis patients in Tunisia. |
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