Open AccessViral hepatitis C and B among dialysis patients at the Rabat University Hospital: Prevalence and risk factors
Author(s) -
Z. Lioussfi,
Z. Errami,
A. Radoui,
H. Rhou,
F. Ezzaitouni,
N. Ouzeddoun,
R. Bayahia,
L. Benamar
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation/našrat amraḍ wa zira'aẗ al-kulaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2320-3838
pISSN - 1319-2442
DOI - 10.4103/1319-2442.132236
Subject(s) - medicine , peritoneal dialysis , risk factor , continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis , hepatitis c virus , hemodialysis , dialysis , hepatitis c , viral load , ambulatory , transmission (telecommunications) , viral hepatitis , immunology , gastroenterology , virus , electrical engineering , engineering
The aim of this study is to investigate the prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) in maintenance hemodialysis (HD) and continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients at the Rabat University Hospital and to identify the major risk factors for transmission. A retrospective study was performed in 67 chronic HD and 36 peritoneal dialysis patients. For the screening of viral infections, we tested for anti-HCV antibodies and HBs antigen (Hbs Ag). We compared infected and non-infected patients in order to determine the risk factors for contamination. In the HD unit, the prevalence of anti-HCV was 60% and the prevalence of HBs Ag was 6%. Duration of dialysis (P = 0.001) was the only risk factor in our HD patients. In peritoneal dialysis (PD), the prevalence of anti-HCV was 8%. Hbs Ag was detected in 2.6% of our PD patients. Viral hepatitis C is the main viral infection in our HD unit. The duration of dialysis is the main risk factor for infection in our study. The transmission is essentially nosocomial, requiring a strict adherence to infection control procedures.