Hepatitis C Virus in Peripheral Mononuclear Cells in Patients on Regular Hemodialysis | ||||
| The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine | ||||
| Article 5, Volume 67, Issue 2, April 2017, Page 547-552 PDF (269 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.12816/0037805 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Emad Allam Mohamed; Mostafa Abd Elfattah Elballat; Mostafa Mostafa Kamel El-Awdy; Ahmed Abo-Elyazid Ali | ||||
| Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine ,Al-Azhar University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Background: Occult hepatitis C virus infection (OCI) was identified as Hepatitis C virus (HCV), characterized by undetectable HCV antibodies and HCV RNA in serum, while HCV RNA is detectable in liver and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) only. Nosocomial transmission in dialysis units maintains a higher prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients on maintenance dialysis than in the general population. HCV infection has a detrimental effect on survival in patients on maintenance dialysis and after renal transplantation. The excess risk for death in HCV-positive patients was partially attributed to chronic liver disease with its attendant complications, particularly hepatocellular carcinoma and liver cirrhosis(1). The aim of this study: was to evaluate the hidden infection of hepatitis C virus among regular hemodialysis patients in Bab Al Sharia University Hospital with negative ELISA and PCR by using PCR in mononuclear cells as a marker in the serum of these patients Patients and methods:in this prospective study, 60 patients with end-stage renal disease on regular hemodialysis(for at least 6 months duration)were included. For all patients thorough medical history, clinical examination, kidney function tests, liver function tests, complete blood count, pelvi-abdominal ultrasound, HCVantibodies, hepatitis C viral RNA, quantitative, HbsAg,. HCV PCR done for all patients in serum and mononuclear cells.. Patients with acute or chronic HCV infection as marked by positive hepatitis C antibody,acute or chronic HBV infections marked by hepatitis B surface antigen,other causes of liver dysfunction ( e.g., primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis, HIV infection) and patient on anti HCV treatment.were excluded. Results: showed detection of HCV-PCR in PBMCs in the absence of HCV-PCR in plasma; was found in three of the 60 patients (3.3%). All patients had negative HIV, HBsAg, HCV Ab and serum HCV PCR. Conclusion: it could be concluded that testing for HCV-RNA in PBMCs is more reliable than hepatitis serological markers in identifying patients with an OCI when a liver biopsy is not available. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Occult hepatitis C virus infection; Regular Hemodialysis; liver disease; HCV PCR PMNL; ELISA and serum PCR HCV | ||||
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