Seroprevalance of the Hepatitis B and C in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease without History of Renal Replacement Therapy


Piskinpasa S., Akoglu H., Ozkayar N., Turgut D., Akyel F., Demir M., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS AND TRANSPLANTATION JOURNAL, cilt.22, sa.2, ss.171-176, 2013 (ESCI) identifier identifier

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OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) viruses are significant causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). There is insufficient data on seroprevalence of HBV and HCV in CKD patients without renal replacement therapy (RRT).