title: [Hepatitis C in hemodialysis patients].
abstract: Characteristics of chronic hepatitis C in 99 hemodialysis patients were studied. Eleven out of 18 anti-HCV-positive patients(61.1%) and 13 out of 81 anti-HCV-negative patients (16.0%) were HCV-RNA-positive. Twenty four HCV-RNA-positive patients were divided into 2 groups according to anti-HCV-positivity. Seven out of 11 patients in anti-HCV-positive group and 1 out of 13 in anti-HCV-negative group were infected with more than 100 K copies/ml of HCV. A number of HCV-RNA copy was significantly larger in anti-HCV-positive group. Fourteen biopsies and necropsies in hemodialysis were achieved and the histological diagnosis did not correspond to clinical feature of chronic hepatitis C.
authors.affiliation: Nishide Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ishitani
mesh_terms: D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000032:analysis; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D012367:RNA, Viral