Medknow Publications on behalf of Indian Association of Medical Microbiology
Abstract
Hepatitis viral infections are important causes of morbidity and
mortality in haemodialysis patients. One hundred and thirty four
patients attending haemodialysis unit were screened for the presence of
HBV and HCV infections. Eight (5.9%) patients were HCV positive while
two (1.4%) patients had HBV infection. A dual infection with both the
viruses was observed in five patients (3.7%)
