Seroepidemiology of hepatitis e virus in hemodialysis patients in gorgan-Iran

ABSTRACT

Hepatitis E virus is one of the most common causes of acute infection in adults. Pregnant and transplant patients are more in risk of REV infection. Fecal-oral is the main route of REV transmission but recently transmission by blood transfusion has been observed. This study was amied to determme tbe prevalence of HEV -Ab in hemodialysis patients in Gorgan, Iran. In this cross-sectional descriptive study, we investigated I 150 hemodialysis patients of Panje Azar hospital in Gorgan. These patients were I evaluated for the presence of HEV total Ab by ELISA method. Of 150, 6 patients [4%] are positive for HEV-Ab. There has been no I significant relation between anti HEV Ab and variables such as age, gender, ethnicity, duration and number of hemodialysis in a week and [P>0.05]. This study, which is the first report from this area, show that the I lower prevalence of anti HEV Ab in hemodialysis patients in comparison with | pregnant and childbearing age women