Liver disease is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic renal
failure treated by dialysis and transplantation [1—101. Elevated serum alanine …

Hepatitis outbreaks in haemodialysis unit patients and staff were reported in the late 1960s.
In 1972, the Rosenheim report in the UK established guidelines which included routine tests …

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a significant problem in the management of
haemodialysis patients. A high prevalence of HCV infection in haemodialysis patients has …

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is common in the dialysis population and patients with
chronic renal failure (CRF) not requiring dialysis. HCV is the most important cause of chronic …

Background Patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis (HD) are at higher risk for
acquiring Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) and Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) infections than the general …

Results of serologic tests were correlated with hepatitis C virus (HCV) viremia, determined
by a cDNA polymerase chain reaction assay to detect HCV RNA, in 340 Danish dialysis …

The impact of hepatitis C virus infection on renal allograft recipients. A second generation
hepatitis C virus recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA) was used to screen stored …

BACKGROUND: Although the epidemiology of hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) now seems
well established for Western European countries, in Central and Eastern Europe< 50% of all …

Hepatitis C is an important cause of renal disease, and renal complications may be the
presenting manifestation of hepatitis C infection. About half of patients present with evidence …

A twelve year natural history of hepatitis C virus infection in hemodialyzed patients. A
prospective non-A, non-B follow-up program, implemented in a hepatitis B surface antigen …