Abstract:Majority of the patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) are on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) in Bangladesh. Dialysis patients are at high risk for contracting blood borne infection including hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the antibody response of hepatitis C virus infection in patients on MHD by detecting different viral markers in blood. A total of 88 patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)were recruited from BIRDEM and BSMMU during the period from June 2006 … Show more
“…In one study in which 63 maintenance hemodialysis patients and 25 predialytic patients were included as study subjects, the researchers found 24 (38%) maintenance hemodialysis ( M HD) patients a n d none of the predialytic patients positive for anti-HCV. 43 In the present study among 197 predialytic CKD patients 2 (1%) were found anti-HCV positive, which differ from the above study. No patient was found positive for both HBsAg and anti-HCV.…”
“…In one study in which 63 maintenance hemodialysis patients and 25 predialytic patients were included as study subjects, the researchers found 24 (38%) maintenance hemodialysis ( M HD) patients a n d none of the predialytic patients positive for anti-HCV. 43 In the present study among 197 predialytic CKD patients 2 (1%) were found anti-HCV positive, which differ from the above study. No patient was found positive for both HBsAg and anti-HCV.…”
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