Prevalence of Hepatitis B and Hepatitis CViral Infections in Indian Patients with Chronic Renal Failure

Authors:
  • MKMohammad Nanne Khaja
    Mohammad Nanne Khaja
  • MHMohammad Mehaboob Hussain
    Mohammad Mehaboob Hussain
  • NFNafeesa Farees
    Nafeesa Farees
  • MHMohammad Aejaz Habeeb
    Mohammad Aejaz Habeeb
  • SKSrinivasan Krishnan
    Srinivasan Krishnan
  • GRGuntaka Venkata Ramareddy
    Guntaka Venkata Ramareddy
  • CHChittoor Mohammad Habibullah
    Chittoor Mohammad Habibullah
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Abstract
The present study reports prevalence of posttransplant hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in 256 patients with chronic renal failure (CRF) and with a history of either renal transplant or hemodialysis. Out of 256 patients 138 had renal transplant and 118 were on maintenance hemodialysis. Among the patients screened, 7% had HBV infection alone, 46% were infected with HCV alone, while 37.10% were found to have co-infection of both the viruses. Our findings implicate these viruses as the major cause of posttransplant hepatitis in Indian patients with CRF and indicate implementation of stringent screening procedures for these two viral infections.