Prevalence of infected patients and understaffing have a role in hepatitis C virus transmission in dialysis

American Journal of Kidney Diseases : the Official Journal of the National Kidney Foundation
N PetrosilloG Ippolito

Abstract

To assess hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence rates and identify determinants of infection among hemodialysis patients, a multicenter study was conducted in 58 units in ITALY: An initial seroprevalence survey was conducted among 3,492 patients already on hemodialysis therapy as of January 1997 and among an additional 434 patients who began dialysis up to January 1998. HCV antibodies were assessed by third-generation enzyme immunoassays. Patients testing seronegative at baseline were enrolled into a 1-year incidence study with serological follow-up at 6 and 12 months. For patients who seroconverted, an HCV RNA assay was performed on stored baseline samples to confirm new infection. A nested case-control study was subsequently performed to investigate potential risk factors. For each incident case, three controls negative for both HCV antibodies and HCV RNA were randomly selected. At enrollment, HCV seroprevalence was 30.0%. During follow-up, 23 new HCV cases were documented, with a cumulative incidence of 9.5 cases/1,000 patient-years. By logistic regression analysis, an increased risk for HCV infection emerged for patients attending the dialysis units with a high prevalence of HCV-infected patients at baseline (odds ratio [OR], 4...Continue Reading

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