Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation (Jan 2001)

Prevalence of Hepatitis C Antibodies Among Hemodialysis Patients in Al-Hasa Region of Saudi Arabia

  • Saxena Anil,
  • Panhotra B,
  • Naguib Mohamed,
  • Aboras Mohammed,
  • Sundaram D,
  • Venkateshappa C,
  • Khan Wahid

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 4
pp. 562 – 565

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The prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies among hemodialysis (HD) patients was studied at King Fahad Hospital, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia. The records of 189 patients undergoing HD were reviewed. The overall prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies was 43.9%. Anti-HCV antibody prevalence was more common among female patients. There was no correlation between repeated blood transfusions and anti-HCV positivity as 4.8% of the patients who did not receive any blood transfusion during HD were positive for anti-HCV antibodies. A positive correlation was observed between the duration on dialysis and anti-HCV antibodies. An annual serocoversion rate of 6.8% was observed in this study.

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