title: SEN virus infection in patients on peritoneal dialysis.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Many reports have demonstrated SEN virus (SEN-V) infection rates in hemodialysis patients, but the SEN-V infection rate in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients has never been reported. In this study, we determined the prevalence rate of SEN-V viremia in a PD population.
  
  
  METHODS
  Serum samples from 47 PD patients and a control group of 43 subjects from the general population at their health examination were assayed for SEN-V-D and -H viremia using polymerase chain reaction.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The proportions of female gender (p = 0.001), previous transfusion (p < 0.0001), and higher mean serum AST level (p = 0.012) were significantly higher in PD patients. The prevalence rates of SEN-V-D and/or -H viremia were not significantly different between PD patients and controls (27.7% vs 32.6%). SEN-V-D(+) patients had lower mean duration of PD than SEN-V(-) patients. Mean ALT level was significantly lower in SEN-V-H(+) than in SEN-V(-) patients (12.8 +/- 5.8 vs 19.6 +/- 12.1 (IU/L), p = 0.025). None of the SEN-V-infected PD patients had overt clinical or biochemical signs of liver disease. There were no statistically significant differences in prevalence of SEN-V-D and/or -H viremia between automated PD (APD) patients and continuous ambulatory PD (CAPD) patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results indicate that the SEN-V infection rate is not different between healthy individuals and PD patients. Infection with SEN-V is not associated with evident liver disease in PD patients and SEN-V infection rate is not different between APD patients and CAPD patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Bang-Gee
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Hsu
authors.forename: Li-Yu
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Chi-Tan
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Chih-Hsien
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Te-Chao
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Hans Hsienhong
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lin
mesh_terms: D004266:DNA Virus Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology; D022783:Torque teno virus / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral