title: Serological and epidemiological studies of hepatitis B and human immunodeficiency virus in a dialysis unit of Africa.
abstract: Hepatitis B infection is endemic in the tropics. Human immunodeficiency virus infection might also be endemic in parts of Africa. Blood transfusion is a major risk factor in the transmission of either virus. Patients with end stage chronic renal failure undergoing dialysis receive multiple blood transfusions. Three of twelve haemodialysed patients in a renal unit were found to carry the hepatitis B surface antigen. No patient on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis, no patient with a Kidney transplant bore that antigen. Five out of twelve haemodialysed patients and only one out of seven patients on continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis were positive for the hepatitis B surface antibody. No transplanted patient bore this antibody. This status remained unchanged for a year. Only one patient who initially was H.I.V. negative converted to positivity a year after.
authors.affiliation: Cuss-University of Yaounde, Cameroon, West Africa.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Youmbissi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mbuagbaw
mesh_terms: D002163:Cameroon / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D015497:HIV-1; D006436:Hemodialysis Units, Hospital; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D015995:Prevalence
chemical_list: D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens