title: Prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection among hemodialysis patients at a tertiary-care hospital in Mexico City, Mexico.
abstract: We determined the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in hemodialysis patients by antibody testing and HCV RNA determination by PCR. A total of 149 patients with kidney failure with replacement therapy were tested. The prevalence of anti-HCV was 6.7% (10 of 149 patients), and viremia was detectable in 8 of 149 (5%) patients. Three of 149 patients (2%) were anti-HCV negative with detectable HCV RNA.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Research and Liver Unit, Medica Sur Clinic and Foundation, Puente de Piedra 150, Col. Toriello Guerra, Mexico City, Mexico. nmendez@medicasur.org.mx
authors.forename: Nahum
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Méndez-Sánchez
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Motola-Kuba
authors.forename: Norberto C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Chavez-Tapia
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bahena
authors.forename: Ricardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Correa-Rotter
authors.forename: Misael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Uribe
mesh_terms: D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000628:therapy; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D012367:RNA, Viral