title: Prevalence of serum antibodies to hepatitis B and C viruses in patients with primary glomerulonephritis.
abstract: We retrospectively analysed the medical records of patients who underwent renal biopsy in our nephrology department over the past 8 years. Our aim was to discover the frequency of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in patients with primary glomerulonephritis (GN) in Turkey, a moderately endemic country for both infections. The study included 144 male and 104 female patients aged between 12-70 years. The frequency of HBsAg and anti-HCV were found to be similar to healthy controls, respectively 6.5% and 1.6% (p>0.05). As is true for low endemic countries, HBV and HCV infections might be rarely associated with GN in Turkey.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Cerrahpaşa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Altiparmak
authors.forename: O N
authors.initials: ON
authors.lastname: Pamuk
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Pamuk
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mert
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ataman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Serdengeçti
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies