Diagnostic Dilemmas in Hepatitis C Virus Infection for Hemodialysis Patients
Komitova Radka T.,
Atanasova Maria V.,
Pavlova Toska A.,
Nyagolov Monica Sh.,
Ivanova Aneta V.
Affiliations
Komitova Radka T.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 15A Vassil Aprilov Blvd., 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria
Atanasova Maria V.
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Pavlova Toska A.
Hemodialysis Unit, St George University Hospital, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Nyagolov Monica Sh.
Clinic of Gastroenterology, Laboratory of Porphyrias and Molecular Diagnostics of Liver Diseases, St Ivan Rilski University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
Ivanova Aneta V.
Clinic of Gastroenterology, Laboratory of Porphyrias and Molecular Diagnostics of Liver Diseases, St Ivan Rilski University Hospital, Sofia, Bulgaria
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis in dialysis patients. The diagnosis of HCV infection in these patients is predominantly based on laboratory tests because of the specificity of the clinical course of the disease.
