Prevalence of serum antibodies to hepatitis B and C viruses in patients with primary glomerulonephritis.
Journal of nephrology, cilt.14, sa.5, ss.388-91, 2001 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 5
- Basım Tarihi: 2001
- Dergi Adı: Journal of nephrology
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.388-91
- İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet
Özet
We retrospectively analysed the medical records of patients who underwent renal biopsy in our nephrology department over the past 8 years. Our aim was to discover the frequency of hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) in patients with primary glomerulonephritis (GN) in Turkey, a moderately endemic country for both infections. The study included 144 male and 104 female patients aged between 12-70 years. The frequency of HBsAg and anti-HCV were found to be similar to healthy controls, respectively 6.5% and 1.6% (p >0.05). As is true for low endemic countries, HBV and HCV infections might be rarely associated with GN in Turkey.