title: Prevalence of hepatitis B and hepatitis C viral infections in Indian patients with chronic renal failure.
abstract: The present study reports prevalence of posttransplant hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in 256 patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) and with a history of either renal transplant or hemodialysis. Out of 256 patients 138 had renal transplant and 118 were on maintenance hemodialysis. Among the patients screened, 7% had HBV infection alone, 46% were infected with HCV alone, while 37.10% were found to have co-infection of both the viruses. Our findings implicate these viruses as the major cause of posttransplant hepatitis in Indian patients with CRF and indicate implementation of stringent screening procedures for these two viral infections.
authors.affiliation: Center for Liver Research and Diagnostics, Deccan College of Medical Sciences and Allied Hospitals, Zafar Gadh, Kanchan Bagh, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: Madhavi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.forename: Mohammad Nanne
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Khaja
authors.forename: Mohammad Mehaboob
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: Chetan Datta
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Poduri
authors.forename: Nafeesa
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Farees
authors.forename: Mohammad Aejaz
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Habeeb
authors.forename: Srinivasan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: Guntaka Venkata
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Ramareddy
authors.forename: Chittoor Mohammad
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Habibullah
mesh_terms: D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D016030:Kidney Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D015995:Prevalence; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014184:Transplantation, Homologous
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral