Seroprevalence and Seroconversion of Hepatitis B and C Viruses in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis: A Cross-sectional Study
Our study shows lower HBV rates but higher HCV rates. The demographic data of the patients and the duration of dialysis are related to the risk of infection. Dialysis within the same healthcare facilities reduces the transmission risk.
Authors
- Umesh Hassani
- Ashwini A Tidake
- Nandkishor Bankar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0333-7691)
- Ankit Badge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5677-1417)
- Kalpana P Date
- Vanshaj Tayal
Institutions
- NKP Salve Institute of Medical Sciences and Lata Mangeshkar Hospital (IN)
- Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research (IN)
- Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-08-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.67722
- Primary Topic
- Hepatitis C virus research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00