Unlabelled: The chronic dialysis patients are subject at risk for the hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Among these subjects, the hemodialysis-induced and increased synthesis of IL6 which suggest an acute phase response. 58 chronic dialysis patients were tested for presence of anti-HCV antibodies; 45 (77.58%) presented this serological marker. None of the 15 nursing subjects tested presented anti-HCV. C reactive protein (CRP) levels were measured in 41 patients. Elevated levels were detected in 5 (12.19%) patients. Such a high prevalence of anti-HCV reveals the hemodialysis to be a risk factor for the HCV infection. CRP levels measured by Mancini method lack the sensitivity for a more accurate interpretation.
Conclusion: 1. the high anti-HCV prevalence among hemodialysis patients emphasize the opportunity of blood testing also for serological markers in ante-transfusional screening. 2. the immunoturbidimetry method for CRP testing may be a better assay in order to establish significant correlations.
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