High prevalence of occult hepatitis C infection in predialysis patients  

作　　者：Luís Henrique Bezerra Cavalcanti Sette Edmundo Pessoa de Almeida Lopes Nathália Campello Guedes dos Anjos Lucila Maria Valente Sávio Augusto Vieira de Oliveira Norma Lucena-Silva 

机构地区：[1]Nephrology-Department of Clinical Medicine, Federal University of Pernambuco [2]Gastroenterology-Department of Clinical Medicine,Federal University of Pernambuco [3]Laboratory of Immunogenetics of the Aggeu Magalh?es Institute - Fiocruz Pernambuco

出　　处：《World Journal of Hepatology》2019年第1期109-118,共10页世界肝病学杂志（英文版）（电子版）

基　　金：Supported by the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development(CNPq),No.429736-2016/9

摘　　要：BACKGROUND Occult hepatitis C virus(HCV) infection(OCI) may be associated with extrahepatic diseases and it is known that the patients with chronic kidney disease(CKD) who are on hemodialysis(HD) present a higher prevalence of this type of infection than the general population, with a worse clinical outcome.However, there are no data in the literature to assess the presence of OCI in patients prior to the initiation of renal replacement therapy(RRT). Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the occurrence and epidemiological aspects of OCI in patients with Predialysis CKD. We hypothesize that this infection could occur before RRT initiation.AIM To research the status in predialysis patients when HD patients have high prevalence of OCI.METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted between 2015 and 2017. Adults with creatinine clearance < 60 mL/min·1.73 m^2(predialysis patients) were recruited to the study. Pregnant and postpartum women, patients with glomerulopathies,and patients showing positivity for serological markers of hepatitis B virus(HBV), HCV or human immunodeficiency virus infection were excluded. Patients were diagnosed with OCI according to test results of anti-HCV antibody negativity and HCV RNA positivity in either ultracentrifuged serum or, if serumnegative, in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.RESULTS Among the 91 total patients included in the study, the prevalence of OCI was 16.5%. Among these 15 total OCI patients, 1 was diagnosed by 14 ultracentrifuged serum results and 14 were diagnosed by peripheral blood mononuclear cell results. Compared to the non-OCI group, the OCI patients presented higher frequency of older age(P = 0.002), patients with CKD of mixed etiology(P = 0.019), and patients with markers of previous HBV infection(i.e.,combined positivity for anti-hepatitis B core protein antibody and anti-hepatitis B surface protein antibody)(P = 0.001).CONCLUSION Among predialysis patients, OCI involved the elderly, patients with CKD of mixed etiology, and patients with previous HBV infectionBACKGROUND Occult hepatitis C virus(HCV) infection(OCI) may be associated with extrahepatic diseases and it is known that the patients with chronic kidney disease(CKD) who are on hemodialysis(HD) present a higher prevalence of this type of infection than the general population, with a worse clinical outcome.However, there are no data in the literature to assess the presence of OCI in patients prior to the initiation of renal replacement therapy(RRT). Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the occurrence and epidemiological aspects of OCI in patients with Predialysis CKD. We hypothesize that this infection could occur before RRT initiation.AIM To research the status in predialysis patients when HD patients have high prevalence of OCI.METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted between 2015 and 2017. Adults with creatinine clearance < 60 mL/min·1.73 m^2(predialysis patients) were recruited to the study. Pregnant and postpartum women, patients with glomerulopathies,and patients showing positivity for serological markers of hepatitis B virus(HBV), HCV or human immunodeficiency virus infection were excluded. Patients were diagnosed with OCI according to test results of anti-HCV antibody negativity and HCV RNA positivity in either ultracentrifuged serum or, if serumnegative, in peripheral blood mononuclear cells.RESULTS Among the 91 total patients included in the study, the prevalence of OCI was 16.5%. Among these 15 total OCI patients, 1 was diagnosed by 14 ultracentrifuged serum results and 14 were diagnosed by peripheral blood mononuclear cell results. Compared to the non-OCI group, the OCI patients presented higher frequency of older age(P = 0.002), patients with CKD of mixed etiology(P = 0.019), and patients with markers of previous HBV infection(i.e.,combined positivity for anti-hepatitis B core protein antibody and anti-hepatitis B surface protein antibody)(P = 0.001).CONCLUSION Among predialysis patients, OCI involved the elderly, patients with CKD of mixed etiology, and patients with previous HBV infection

关 键 词：OCCULT HEPATITIS infection CHRONIC HEPATITIS C CHRONIC kidney disease HEMODIALYSIS HEPATITIS C VIRUS-RNA Peripheral blood MONONUCLEAR cells 

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