Prevalence of hepatitis C in patients with renal disease undergoing hemodialysis treatment
| Autor: | Marcos Frank Bastiani, Graziella Gasparotto Baiocco, Sandrine Comparsi Wagner |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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| Zdroj: | Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial, Vol 50, Iss 5, Pp 327-331 (2014) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1678-4774 1676-2444 |
| DOI: | 10.5935/1676-2444.20140035 |
| Popis: | Introduction and Objective: This study aimed at determining the prevalence of hepatitis C among 649 patients diagnosed with chronic or acute kidney disease − patients were undergoing hemodialysis treatment at a large hemodialysis center in Porto Alegre-RS, from January through December, 2012 –, as well as relating our data to that presented in the national census, reporting cases of coinfection by hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), and defining the demographic profile of these patients. Method: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted and data was obtained from information in patients’ electronic medical records. Result and conclusion: The prevalence of hepatitis C in this study was 10.17% of the sampled population. However, further analysis of other liver centers would be required to estimate an accurate prevalence rate of infection caused by the hepatitis C virus in patients undergoing hemodialysis in Porto Alegre. |
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