Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in patients on maintenance haemodialysis at tertiary care hospitals of Pune, Maharashtra, India
Journal Title: IP International Journal of Medical Microbiology and Tropical Diseases - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction High prevalence of Hepatitis C virus HCV has been reported among the dialysis patients throughout the world Aim of the study was to evaluate prevalence of HCV in haemodialysis patients at tertiary care hospitals of Pune Maharashtra IndiaMaterials and Methods A cross sectional study design was conducted among 250 patients from five dialysis centres in pune city including both government and corporate hospitals who reported to the nephrology department for haemodialysis in a period of one year Cases were studied in detail about complete history clinical and demographical profile as well as several biochemical parameters A predesigned pretested questionnaire was used for data collection SPSS 210 version software was used to analyze the dataResult Prevalence of HCV Infection in patients on hemodialysis was found to be 188 Out of total antiHCV antibody positive patients 596 were found to be male and 404 were female Out of total antiHCV antibody positive cases 723 had been on dialysis for more than 5 years About 681 of total positive cases received blood transfusion once or more in life timeConclusion In developing countries with a high endemic background of HCV infection surveillance programs and efforts to increase awareness improve diagnosis and facilitate treatment of acute HCV will have far reaching implications for the management of chronic HCV Thus preventive measures and the adherence to universal precautions for HCV control remain a priorityKeywordsnbspSeroprevalence Hepatitis C Haemodialysis Tertiary care hospitals
Authors and Affiliations
Anubha Patel, Ramanesh Murthy, Ashish Baghel, Partha Roy, Kavita S Lole
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- DOI 10.18231/2455-6807.2018.0004
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