Results A total of 7.5% of patients were HCV+ at enrollment. Serum concentrations of
alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase were not markedly elevated in …

Abstract About 2.5% of the world population, corresponding to about 177 million individuals,
are infected by hepatitis C virus (HCV), a small, single‐stranded RNA virus. The prevalence …

Background. Hepatitis C virus infection is common among patients undergoing
hemodialysis, and HD patients are at high risk for infection with such virus. Recently, some …

Aim: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is common among the Egyptians. This prevalence is
higher among hemodialysis (HD) patients in whom anemia is a common finding. Recently …

Hepatitis C (HCV) infection is commonly seen in dialysis patients, but its long‐term
deleterious effects in these patients are unknown. We evaluated the effect of HCV infection …

Background Erythropoietin is a hormone that regulates erythropoiesis and is mainly
produced by the kidneys. Several animal studies as well as a few case reports and case …

Background. Chronic liver disease and intravenous (iv) iron therapy can enhance oxidative
stress. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) and iv …

Background: Study for influence of chronic hepatitis (CH) on anaemia in haemodialysis (HD)
patients remains inconclusive. We aim to characterize the red cell status between CH and …

Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is linked to a higher mortality rate in
hemodialysis (HD) patients. We aimed to see if HCV eradication using interferon-free direct …

Background: Patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialytic support are usually
anemic due to lack of Erythropoietin (EPO) secretion from the kidney. There was a highly …