투석중인 환자에서 시향한 c형 간염에 대한 연구

This study has been designed to evaluate the cause of higher prevalence of hepatitis C on dialysis patients than general population. A survey of 225 adult dialysis patients(HD 171,CAPD 54) was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of hepatitis C in the three renal unit in Taegu on the 1st July 1994. The results were as follows. 1) The mean prevalence of HCV Ab in the three renal units was 8.9%(20/225) and that of HCV PCR of the selected patients was 17.3%(9/52). 2) The positivity of HCV Ab and HCV PCR was significantly correlated with the duration of dialysis (p