1. Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in patients with chronic kidney disease on conservative therapy.
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Li Cavoli G, Ferrantelli A, Bono L, Tortorici C, Giammarresi C, Zagarrigo C, Schillaci O, Tralongo A, Soresi M, and Rotolo U
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Epidemiologic Studies, Female, Hepacivirus genetics, Hepacivirus immunology, Hepatitis C complications, Hepatitis C virology, Hepatitis C Antibodies blood, Humans, Immunoglobulin G blood, Incidence, Male, Middle Aged, Public Health, RNA, Viral analysis, Renal Dialysis methods, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic therapy, Sicily epidemiology, Hepacivirus isolation & purification, Hepatitis C epidemiology, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic complications
- Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a never-ending public health problem. Many studies have investigated the incidence of HCV infection among dialysis patients, but there have only been a few epidemiological studies in renal conservative therapy. We studied 320 subjects with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease living in Sicily, Italy. The incidence of HCV infection was 6.25%. In Europe, incidence ranges from 0.2% to 3.5%. It appears that the incidence of HCV infection is higher in the studied patient population than in the population as a whole., (Copyright © 2011 International Society for Infectious Diseases. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2011
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