title: Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with chronic kidney disease on conservative therapy.
abstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a never-ending public health problem. Many studies have investigated the incidence of HCV infection among dialysis patients, but there have only been a few epidemiological studies in renal conservative therapy. We studied 320 subjects with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease living in Sicily, Italy. The incidence of HCV infection was 6.25%. In Europe, incidence ranges from 0.2% to 3.5%. It appears that the incidence of HCV infection is higher in the studied patient population than in the population as a whole.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology and Dialysis Department, Civic and Di Cristina Hospital, Piazza Nicola Liotta, Palermo 90100, Italy. gioacchinolicavoli@libero.it
authors.forename: Gioacchino
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li Cavoli
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ferrantelli
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bono
authors.forename: Calogera
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tortorici
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Giammarresi
authors.forename: Carmela
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zagarrigo
authors.forename: Onofrio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Schillaci
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tralongo
authors.forename: Maurizio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Soresi
authors.forename: Ugo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Rotolo
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011634:Public Health; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D012802:Sicily / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D018937:Hepatitis C Antibodies; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D012367:RNA, Viral