| Autor: |
Deepjyoti Kalita, Sangeeta Deka, Kailash Chamuah |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
MicrobiologyOpen, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp n/a-n/a (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2045-8827 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/mbo3.1147 |
| Popis: |
Abstract Patients undergoing hemodialysis are at an increased risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The implementation of standard infection control measures can substantially decrease the risk of infections and other nosocomial infections. To study the HCV infection rates and genotypes in maintenance hemodialysis subjects in a dialysis unit. A total of 196 maintenance hemodialysis subjects were tested for HCV RNA for one year at a tertiary care teaching hospital in northeast India continuously. Genotyping was performed using direct sequencing (Sanger sequencing) of the 5′UTR‐core region. The HCV infection rate was 26.0%. On phylogenetic analysis, 29 sequences clustered around genotype 3 and subtype 3f were observed. High sequence similarities (75–100% homology) were observed among the isolated sequences. High molecular similarities in the isolates from the same dialysis unit with a high infection rate (26.0%) over a relatively short period of study (10 months) indicated an ongoing nosocomial transmission. Nosocomial transmission by subtype 3f is rare, and it has not been reported in dialysis cases previously. The strain is most likely evolving from common strains such as 3b or 3i and may spread due to migration or movement of people. Urgent implementation of adequate infection control measures is required. |
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