Seroprevalence of hepatitis B and C virus in patients who undergo hemodialysis in Antalya province, Turkey

KİZİLATES F., BERK H., COBAN M., SEYMAN D., SARİKAYA M., SARI F., ...More

ASIAN BIOMEDICINE, vol.10, no.4, pp.339-344, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 10 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5372/1905-7415.1004.496
  • Journal Name: ASIAN BIOMEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.339-344
  • Keywords: HBsAg, HBV, HCV, hemodialysis, seroprevalence, DIALYSIS PATIENTS, INFECTION, EPIDEMIOLOGY, METAANALYSIS, PREVALENCE, SURVIVAL, IMPACT, UNITS, IRAN
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Chronic hepatitis B (HBV) and C virus (HCV) infections are important causes of morbidity and mortality in patients who undergo hemodialysis (HD).