Kallinowski B, Theilmann L, Gmelin K, Andrassy K, Deppermann D, Weinel B, Kommerell B
Department of Gastroenterology, University of Heidelberg, FRG.
Nephron. 1991;59(2):236-8. doi: 10.1159/000186557.
Due to frequent parenteral contact with blood transfusions hemodialysis patients are prone to acquire hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. To determine the role of HCV infection we investigated the prevalence of antibodies to HCV in 188 hemodialysis patients. The prevalence of antibodies to HCV was 7.4%. As compared to anti-HCV-negative patients, anti-HCV-positive patients had slightly elevated transaminases which were independent of the presence of markers for hepatitis B virus infection. We conclude that HCV infection is common among dialysis patients.
由于频繁通过静脉注射接受输血,血液透析患者容易感染丙型肝炎病毒(HCV)。为了确定HCV感染的作用,我们调查了188名血液透析患者中抗HCV抗体的流行情况。抗HCV抗体的流行率为7.4%。与抗HCV阴性患者相比,抗HCV阳性患者的转氨酶略有升高,这与乙型肝炎病毒感染标志物的存在无关。我们得出结论,HCV感染在透析患者中很常见。