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Viral Hepatitis Infections in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients and Renal Transplant Recipients

Author(s) -

Petr Urbánek

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

kidney and blood pressure research

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.806

H-Index - 51

eISSN - 1423-0143

pISSN - 1420-4096

DOI - 10.1159/000338309

Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , kidney disease , kidney transplantation , epidemiology , disease , immunology , hepatitis b , incidence (geometry) , hepatitis , transmission (telecommunications) , kidney , viral hepatitis , transplantation , hepatitis c , physics , electrical engineering , optics , engineering

Within the last few decades, the incidence and prevalence of both hepatitis B and C infections have decreased among kidney disease patients. Significant advances have been made in the prevention of hepatitis B and C virus transmission in these high-risk populations; however, the transmission risk is still not negligible. Viral hepatitis infections represent a significant problem among kidney disease patients; patients on regular dialysis, as well as renal transplant recipients (RTRs) due to their epidemiological, virological, and clinical features. Chronic hepatitis B and C have a strong impact on the clinical course of kidney disease as well as on the clinical course after kidney transplantation. The purpose of this review is to focus on the epidemiology, transmission modes, natural courses, and treatment options of hepatitis B and C infections in both chronic kidney disease patients and RTRs.

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