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Evaluation of hepatitis B virus and Hepatitis C virus frequency in hemodialysis patients

Nergis Asgin, Serife Satilmis.




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Aim: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of the hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus in patients undergoing hemodialysis in Karabuk city.
Material and Methods: For patients presented to the Karabuk University Training and Research Hospital for hemodialysis between January 2016 and December 2018, HBsAg, anti-HBs, and anti-HCV assays were conducted using the chemiluminescence method and HBV DNA, HCV RNA and HCV genotyping tests were conducted using real-time polymerase chain reaction. The data was retrospectively evaluated.
Results: Of 345 patients undergoing hemodialysis, 211 (61.2%) were male and 134 (38.8%) were female. The mean age of the patients was 62 (15–96) years. Moreover, 0.9% (n = 3) of patients were HBsAg positive and 4.3% (n = 15) were anti-HCV positive. Three patients with HBsAg positivity were also HBV DNA positive. Of the 15 patients who were anti-HCV positive, 12 were also HCV RNA positive. Of these, eight patients had the HCV genotype 1b and four patients had the genotype 4. Anti-HBs seropositivity was detected in 65.8% of patients. The highest Anti-HBs seropositivity rate was observed in patients aged

Key words: hemodialysis; hepatitis B; hepatitis C






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