HCV ANTIBODIES IN TUNISIAN HEMODIALYSIS-P ATIENTS

Authors
HMIDA S MOJAAT N CHAOUCHI E MAHJOUB T KHLASS B ABID S BOUKEF K
Citation
S. Hmida et al., HCV ANTIBODIES IN TUNISIAN HEMODIALYSIS-P ATIENTS, Pathologie et biologie, 43(7), 1995, pp. 581-583
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology
Journal title
Pathologie et biologie → ACNP
ISSN journal
03698114
Volume
43
Issue
7
Year of publication
1995
Pages
581 - 583
Database
ISI
SICI code
0369-8114(1995)43:7<581:HAITHA>2.0.ZU;2-L
Abstract
The prevalence of seropositivity to Hepatitis C and B virus and HIV in fection in Haemodialysis patients was assessed in sera from 235 patien ts from 6 dialysis units in Tunisia. Anti-HCV antibodies were found in 106 patients (45.10%), the hepatitis B surface antigene was found in 19 patients (8%), and no case of HIV infection was found. Anti-HCV pos itivity was correlated with duration of dialysis (p<0.001). There was no correlation between anti-HCV positivity and the number of transfusi ons.