Hepatitis B and C virus infections; in haemodialysis patients in Abbottabad, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Patients with end stage renal disease require haemodialysis as a part of their treatment. The incidence of hepatitis B and C virus infection is quite high in patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis than in general population. This risk is specifically associated with use of blood and its products as well as repeated intravascular access in these patients