Prevalence of anti‐HCV and HCV viremia in hemodialysis patients in Taiwan
- 1 June 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Medical Virology
- Vol. 37 (2), 108-112
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.1890370206
Abstract
Hepatitis C viral infection in 125 hemodialysis patients from Taiwan was studied using a sec- ond-generation anti-HCV immunoassay (EIA 11) (Abbott HCV 2.0 EIA) and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect the HCV RNA in the se- rum. A total of 59 patients (47.2%) were positive by EIA II. In comparison, the conventional CIOO-3 anti-HCV assay was positive in 40 (32.0%). HCV RNA was found in 47 patients (37.6%). Patients with elevated serum transaminase level had a higher positive rate of anti-HCV and HCV RNA. The dialysis time was longer for those patients positive for anti-HCV than for those who were negative. A total of 57 of the 59 EIA Il-positive cases had a history of blood transfusion. The HBsAg status did not influence the anti-HCV positivity. Among the 59 EIA Il-positive patients, 66.1% were also positive for HCV RNA, and of the 47 HCV RNA-positive cases 83.0% were positive for EIA 11. It is concluded that the high prevalence of specific HCV infection and HCV viremia was present in these patients. Prevention of cross- contamination during dialysis and blood screen- ing before transfusion are important for the control of HCV infection in these patients.Keywords
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