The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies among Hemodialysis Patients
Authors: Jerome B. Zeldis
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1990)

Brief Reports15 June 1990The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies among Hemodialysis PatientsJerome B. Zeldis, MD, PhD, Thomas A. Depner, MD, I. K. Kuramoto, BS, Robert G. Gish, MD, Paul V. Holland, MDJerome B. Zeldis, MD, PhD, Thomas A. Depner, MD, I. K. Kuramoto, BS, Robert G. Gish, MD, Paul V. Holland, MDAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-112-12-958 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptThe incidence of viral hepatitis in hemodialysis units has declined over the past 20 years with improved infection control strategies, including patient surveillance and segregation, plus improved prophylaxis with immune globulin, hepatitis B immune globulin, hepatitis B vaccines, and disinfectant procedures (1). Despite these measures, some hemodialysis patients have transient or prolonged elevations of their aminotransferase levels. Furthermore, end-stage liver disease is a major cause of death in long-term survivors of renal transplantation (2). Non-A, non-B hepatitis appears to be the major cause of hepatitis in hemodialysis units. Recently, a viral agent, hepatitis C virus (HCV), was isolated that may...References1. AlterFaveroMaynard MMJ. Impact of infection control strategies on the incidence of dialysis-associated hepatitis in the United States. J Infect Dis. 1986;153:1149-51. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BoyceHoldsworthHookeThomsonAtkins NSDNR. Nonhepatitis B-associated liver disease in a renal transplant population. Am J Kidney Dis. 1988;11:307-12. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. ChooKuoWeinerOverbyBradleyHoughton QGALDM. Isolation of a cDNA clone derived from a blood-borne non-A, non-B viral hepatitis genome. Science. 1989;244:359-62. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. KuoChooAlter GQH. An assay for circulating antibodies to a major etiologic virus of human non-A, non-B hepatitis. 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Read, MD, Elizabeth Donegan, MD, John Lake, MD, Linda Ferrell, MD, Cynthia Galbraith, RN, I. K. Kuramoto, BS, Jerome B. Zeldis, MD, PhD, Nancy L. Ascher, MD, PhD, John Roberts, MD, Teresa L. Wright, BM, BSHepatitis C-virus (HCV) antibodies in patients after kidney transplantationNon-A, Non-B Hepatitis in Dialysis Patients: Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment 15 June 1990Volume 112, Issue 12Page: 958-960KeywordsBloodGlobulinsHepatitisHepatitis BHepatitis C virusLiver diseasesMedical dialysisProphylaxisRenal transplantationVaccines ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 15 June 1990 PDF downloadLoading ...