Prevalence of hepatitis C infection and risk factors in hospitalized diabetic patients: results of a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Although there may exist a nosocomial risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, this risk has not been fully investigated thus far and its magnitude is unknown. The aim of this multicenter cross-sectional study was to evaluate the prevalence of, and risk factors for, hepatitis C infection in consecutive hospitalized patients with diabetes and to assess the nosocomial risk and magnitude of HCV infection in these patients.

Patients And Methods: Consecutive hospitalized patients with diabetes seen in 11 French hepatogastroenterology and diabetology departments were studied.