Prevalence of hepatitis C in patients with renal disease undergoing hemodialysis treatment

Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial

Marcos Frank Bastiani¹  Graziella Gasparotto Baiocco¹  Sandrine Comparsi Wagner¹ 

关键词: acute renal failure;    chronic renal failure;    hemodialysis;    hepatitis C;    doença renal aguda;    doença renal crônica;    hemodiálise;    hepatite C;   

DOI  :  10.5935/1676-2444.20140035

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

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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