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Hepatitis-B is stili a problem in dialysis units and the number of nonresponders to hepatitis-B vaccination is relatively high in patients on regular hemodialysis treatment. The reason for low seroconversion rates in hem...

The presence of hepatitis B virus DNA in case of negative hepatitisBsurface antigen in serumis known as occult hepatitis B.Although the exact prevalance is not known, there are many reports indicating that occult hepatit...

AIM: The hepatitis B infection is a subject that still keeps its significance for hemodialysis staff members and hemodialysis patients at present. In this study, our aim was to evaluate whether the infections occurring d...

Hepatitis B vaccine is recommended different dosage and different way from the allot of study in hemodialysis patients. We aim to investigate the effect of single and double dose hepatitis B vaccine in hemodialysis patie...

OBJECTIVE: Occult hepatitis B (OHB) virus infection is defined as the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA in the liver tissue or serum of subjects seronegative for hepatitis B surface antigen. OHB leads to the potent...

Hepatitis B vaccine is effective in producing protection against hepatitis B virus infection in uremic patients, but these patients respond less well than do the healthy. In this study, we vaccinated 29 hemodialysis pati...

Patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis, and medical personnel working in these units are at risk for infection with hepatitis B and C virus. Sixty-three patients and 29 medical personnel of three different hemodialysis...

Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) associated glomerular disease are mainly membranous glomerulonephritis, m embranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, essential mixed criyoglobulinemia, IgA nephropathy and diffuse proliferat...

OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) viruses are signifi cant causes of morbidity and mortality in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). There is insuffi cient data on seroprevalence of HBV and HCV in...

İn this study, hepatitis B and C markers were evaluated in hemodialysis patients with RPHA (Reverse Passive Hemeagglutunation) and ELISA (Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay) methods to assess the diagnostic value of RPH...

Renal amyloid A (AA) amyloidosis is one of the systemic etiologies of nephrotic syndrome (NS) in adults. Chronic inflammatory conditions including rheumatoid arthritis, familial periodic fever syndromes, spondyloarthropa...

Hepatitis B infection is one of the causes of morbidity and mortality in long-term survivors of renal transplantation. Hepatitis B vaccination is recommended for HbsAg and antiHbs antibody negative end stage renal diseas...

Recently a new human hepatitis virus was identified. Hepatitis G virus (HGV) can be transmitted parenterally. Patients on hemodialysis (HD) have been shown to be at increased risk of this new virus. Whether continuous am...

Objective: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is more common in patients undergoing dialysis compared to the normal population. The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence of hepatitis C in patients undergoing hemo...

More than 170 million people are thought to be infected by the hepatitis C virus globally and nearly one million of these patients were die due to cirhhosis and hepatocelular carcinoma every year. Hepatitis C infection i...

Isotretinoin is a vitamin A derived drug used in resistant acne vulgaris cases. Elevated creatinine kinase levels can be seen in 15-50% of patients receiving isotretinoin treatment, but severe muscle damage or rhabdomyol...

OBJECTIVE: In our study, we aimed to evaluate the history and awareness of hepatitis in HD patients with viral hepatitis who were followed up at our center and in different provinces. MATERIAL and METHODS: A total of ...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. HCV infection is associated with some glomerular disease. It also has a high incidence in patie...

OBJECTIVE: Peritonitis is the most important complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). We evaluated the incidence of peritonitis, active microorganisms and their susceptibility profi le and determine prognosis. MATERI...

Background Reports of chronic hepatitis in dogs caused by Leptospira spp. are confined to small case series. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) allows the identification of spirochetes in liver samples. Consequent...

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is an important comorbidity factor during several stages of chronic kidney disease. There is no consensus in the literature about the diagnosis, evaluation and treatment of HCV infection...

Acute sensorimotor polyneuropathy that resembles Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) and hepatitis is rarely accompanied with nephrotic syndrome. Its underlying immunological mechanisms are unclear. Involvement of immunologica...

New direct acting antiviral agents are quite effective in treating hepatitis-C virus infection (HCV). Treating HCV that occurs or relapses after kidney transplantation necessitates a heedful approach for selecting the ...

Abstract Background Chronic hepatopathies present a diagnostic challenge, with different diseases being associated with similar clinical and laboratory findings. Characterization of dogs with chronic hepatopathies can be...