title: [Prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibodies in a hemodialysis unit].
abstract: The prevalence of hepatitis C antibody was studied using the EIA 2 Abbott assay in patients and staff of the San Juan de Dios Hospital Hemodialysis Unit. The antibody was detected in 29.8% of patients, no member of the staff had positive antibodies. Patients with a positive antibody had been on hemodialysis for a longer time than those with a negative test (53.3 +/- 18.8 vs 37.9 +/- 33.5 months respectively). No differences in the number of transfusions received were observed between patients with positive or negative antibodies. Hepatitis B surface antigen was detected in 2 patients, with negative hepatitis C virus antibody. No clinical evidence of liver disease was found among patients with positive antibodies.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Medicina, Hospital San Juan de Dios, Santiago de Chile.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Estay
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wolff
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Plubins
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Child
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Armas
mesh_terms: D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000097:blood; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D006508:Hepatitis Antibodies; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies