ABSTRACT
Background: Hepatitis B and C virus infection is a leading cause of mortality and morbidity among patients who are on haemodialysis. This study is conducted to investigate prevalence of Hepatitis C infection in patient who undergoes haemodialysis Material & methods: A retrospective study was carried out from September 2020 to September 2021 in General hospital Gandhinagar with the use of ELISA kit by detecting anti-HCV antibody and Hepatitis B surface antigen from serum sample. A total of 100 samples were collected from haemodialysis unit in General hospital Gandhinagar. Observation: Out of 100 patients, 9% were positive for hepatitis B and 14% were positive for hepatitis C. Among these two cases were coinfected with hepatitis B as well as C. Conclusion: The risk of hepatitis infection is more associated with patients with chronic renal failure due to high frequency of transfusion of blood and blood products and extracorporeal circulation during haemodialysis. For prevention of spread of hepatitis infection among patients with haemodialysis, dialysis unit must use proper universal precautions, has to properly maintain the machines of dialysis, and also has to follow proper disposal of material used in the unit.