[HCV antibodies in hemodialyzed patients in Tunisia].
The prevalence of seropositivity to Hepatitis C and B virus and HIV infection in Haemodialysis patients was assessed in sera from 235 patients from 6 dialysis units in Tunisia. Anti-HCV antibodies were found in 106 patients (45.10%), the hepatitis B surface antigene was found in 19 patients (8%), and no case of HIV infection was found. Anti-HCV positivity was correlated with duration of dialysis (p < 0.001). There was no correlation between anti-HCV positivity and the number of transfusions.
Hmida
S
S
Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine, TUNIS, Tunisie.
Mojaat
N
N
Chaouchi
E
E
Mahjoub
T
T
Khlass
B
B
Abid
S
S
Boukef
K
K
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D015528:HIV Seroprevalence; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000032:analysis; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000635:transmission; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology
D015483:HIV Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies
Anticorps anti-HCV chez les hémodialysés en Tunisie.