The prevalence of HCV antibodies in skin disease patients in Saudi Arabia.

Background/aim: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a worldwide health issue with about 3% of the world's population having HCV. In Saudi Arabia, prevalence ranges from 1.0% to 5.

[Formula creatinine clearance as a substitute for 24-hour creatine clearance in children with kidney transplantation].

Despite many theoretical advantages, formula-creatininclearance (Schwartz et al, Journal of Pediatrics 1976) has not found broad clinical acceptance in everyday pediatric patient care. In this study we report our results of long term observations (11.7 +/- 6.