High prevalence of occult hepatitis C infection in predialysis patients

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World J Hepatol. Jan 27, 2019; 11(1): 109-118
Published online Jan 27, 2019. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v11.i1.109

Table 2 Distribution of antibodies against hepatitis B virus according to the occurrence of hepatitis C virus occult infection in 89 patients with chronic kidney disease: 2015 to 2017

	Total (%), n = 89	Occult HCV infection		P-value
	Total (%), n = 89	Yes (%), n = 14	No (%), n = 75	P-value
Anti-HBs + anti-HBc total
Positive	13 (14.6)	7 - 50	6 - 8	0.001¹
Anti-HBs (anti-HBc negative)
Positive	31 (34.8)	4 (28.6)	27 - 36	0.590¹
Anti-HBs + anti-HBc total
Negative	45 (50.6)	3 (21.4)	42 - 56	0.01¹

¹Fisher’s exact test. HBc: Hepatitis B core protein; HBs: Hepatitis B surface protein; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus.

Citation: Sette LHBC, Lopes EPA, Guedes dos Anjos NC, Valente LM, Vieira de Oliveira SA, Lucena-Silva N. High prevalence of occult hepatitis C infection in predialysis patients. World J Hepatol 2019; 11(1): 109-118
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v11/i1/109.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v11.i1.109