Fawad Khalid, Muhammad Omair Ansar.
Management of Hepatitis C in Dialysis Dependent patients.
Pak J Kidney Dis Jan ;5(3):74-7.

Objective:Prevalence of hepatitis C(HCV)is quite highin Pakistanand in particular among maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients.HCV is associated with increasing morbidity and mortality among MHD patients. The current availability ofdirect acting antiviral therapy has changed the canvas for HCV prevalence in many countries.Aim of our study was to evaluate the status of HCV prevalence and its management at our center.Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at to evaluate the seroprevalence of HCV among MHD patients.Data regarding HCV status, PCR positivity and number of patientson active treatment were evaluated. Results: A total of109 patients were undergoing MHDin thisstudy. The prevalence of patient who had HCV was40(36.6%). All patients had PCR done and out of them PCR was positivein28 Patients.All except 4 of the 28 patients had been started on HCV treatment with direct antiviral therapy for HCV. Conclusion: almost all of HCV PCR positive patients were being treated with DAA in our dialysis unit.

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