[Anti-HCV antibodies among hemodialysed and kidney-transplanted patients].

We have studied from two hemodialysed centers to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialysis 142 patients and 147 renal-transplant patients. Serum samples were tested for antibody by "Ortho HCV 2.0 ELISA test System" second generation assay. Antibody to hepatitis C virus was detected in 81 (57.04%) and 85 (57.82%) patients respectively. Age-related differences were not clear, but significantly were noted in hemodialysis patients. Patients with a history blood transfusion in both groups tended to have significantly high anti-HCV positivity rate. There was a tendency for a longer duration of hemodialysis to coincide with higher positivity anti-HCV.