The Incidence of Occult Hepatitis C Virus Infection in Hemodialysed Patients With Liver Enzymes Disturbances
- Conditions
- Hemodialysed Patients With Impaired Liver Enzymes
- Registration Number
- NCT01054664
- Lead Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
- Brief Summary
To assess the incidence of occult hepatitis C virus in hemodialysed patients with mild impairment of liver enzymes
- Detailed Description
occult hepatitis C virus will be checked in monocytes of hemodialyzed patients with permanent mild impairment of liver enzymes This population has no evidence of hepatitis B or C according to standard laboratory tests (HVC antibodies,HCV PCR, hepatitis B antibodies) Hepatitis C virus RNA will be performed in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of hemodialysed patients
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
- Hemodialysed patients with impaired liver enzymes
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Exclusion Criteria
- hepatitis B and C positive
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Plotkin Eleonora
🇮🇱Kfar Saba, Israel