Patterns in the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection at the start of hemodialysis in Japan

Iwasa, Yuko; Otsubo, Shigeru; Sugi, Orie; Sato, Keitaro; Asamiya, Yukari; Eguchi, Aya; Iwasaki, Tomihito; Matsuda, Nami; Kikuchi, Kan; Ikebe, Norisato; Miwa, Naoko; Naoki, Katsuhiko; Uchida, Keiko; Uchida, Shigeharu; Nitta, Kosaku; Akiba, Takashi

doi:10.1007/s10157-007-0005-6

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“…In a research conducted on blood donors in 1997 among 26 different provinces of Egypt, the prevalence was reported zero to 38% (6). In a study conducted in Japan from 2003 to 2007, the prevalence of Anti-HCV Ab was 0.15% among voluntary blood donors (7). In a study performed in Yemen in 2007, the prevalence of hepatitis C was found to be 0.8% among blood donors (8).…”

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The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus in Mashhad, Iran: A Population-Based Study

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BackgroundHepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a significant health problem throughout the world. Chronic form of the disease is found in about 75% to 85% of the newly infected individuals. The chronic infection may lead to severe forms including chronic liver disease, cirrhosis and with a higher mortality rate, hepatocellular carcinoma. Since no vaccine has yet been developed against HCV, there is an increasing need to take measures to control the spread of the infection. Therefore, epidemiologic study of the virus is important to manage and monitor the spread of the virus in the community.ObjectivesThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of hepatitis C seropositivity in the general population of Mashhad, northeast of Iran.Patients and MethodsThree thousand, eight hundred and seventy (3870) individuals living in the city of Mashhad were recruited using cluster sampling method. HCV seropositivity was determined with HCV antibody detection ELISA kit and was confirmed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method.ResultsIn this study the overall seroprevalence of hepatitis C was founded to be 0.2% by using ELISA method. However, the overall Hepatitis C virus infection prevalence was found to be 0.13% with RT-PCR method.ConclusionsOur study suggested that the prevalence rate of Hepatitis C virus is below 1% in the general population of Mashhad.

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The Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus in Mashhad, Iran: A Population-Based Study

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“…Thus, HCV infection is an important health concern [1,2]. The prevalence of HCV infection is high in patients with end-stage renal dysfunction, especially in hemodialysis (HD) patients (7.3-16.8 %) [3,4]. Recent studies have clearly revealed that the prognosis of HD patients with an HCV infection is significantly worse compared with dialysis patients not infected with HCV [5][6][7].…”

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Efficacy and safety of daclatasvir and asunaprevir combination therapy in chronic hemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis C

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“…A recent study from Brazil found a prevalence of HCV in predialysis patients of 3.9% compared with 1.4% in healthy controls [16]. An additional study from Japan saw a similar trend (7.3% compared with 0.15%) [17]. Although higher than patients with normal renal function, the prevalence of HCV in predialysis patients remains lower than the prevalence of HCV infection seen in dialysis patients.…”

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confidence: 86%