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Rev Soc Bras Med Trop ; 37(1): 18-21, 2004.
Article in Portuguese | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15042176

ABSTRACT

The patients with chronic renal failure in hemodialysis present low levels of serum alanine aminotransferases. In order to establish a better cutoff value for ALT in hepatitis C screening of hemodialysis patients, the ALT levels were measured monthly in 235 patients, being excluded those that presented average above the upper limit of normality. The cutoff value was identified by construction of a ROC curve (receiver operating characteristic). Among 202 patients, 15 (7.4%) presented antibodies to hepatitis C virus (anti-HCV) and 187 (92.6%) were anti-HCV negative, with an ALT average of 0.7 and of 0.5 from ULN (p <0.0001), respectively. The better cutoff value for ALT was at 0.6 from ULN, with sensitivity of 67% and specificity of 75% in anti-HCV screening. These results suggest that ULN of ALT could be reduced for 60% from conventional limit, when we are evaluating patients with CRF in hemodialysis.


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Alanine Transaminase/blood , Hepatitis C/diagnosis , Kidney Failure, Chronic/enzymology , Renal Dialysis/adverse effects , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Biomarkers/blood , Female , Hepatitis C/enzymology , Hepatitis C/etiology , Hepatitis C Antibodies/blood , Humans , Kidney Failure, Chronic/therapy , Male , Middle Aged , ROC Curve , Reference Standards , Sensitivity and Specificity
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Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop ; 37(1): 18-21, jan.-fev. 2004. graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-356163

ABSTRACT

Pacientes com insuficiência renal crônica em hemodiálise apresentam níveis séricos mais baixos de alanina aminotransferase. Para estabelecer melhor ponto de corte nos níveis de ALT, no diagnóstico da hepatite C, avaliaram-se mensalmente, durante 6 meses os níveis desta enzima em 235 pacientes em hemodiálise, sendo excluídos aqueles que apresentassem média acima do limite superior da normalidade. O ponto de corte foi identificado através da construçäo de curva ROC. Entre 202 pacientes, 15 (7,4 por cento) apresentavam anti-VHC positivo e 187 (92,6 por cento) negativo, com média de ALT de 0,7 e de 0,5 do limite superior (p < 0,0001), respectivamente. O ponto de corte para ALT situou-se em 0,6 do limite superior, com sensibilidade de 67 por cento e especificidade de 75 por cento na identificaçäo do anti-VHC. Sugere-se que os limites superiores de normalidade da ALT sejam reduzidos para 60 por cento dos limites convencionais, quando se avaliam pacientes com IRC em hemodiálise.


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Alanine Transaminase , Hepatitis C , Kidney Failure, Chronic , Aged, 80 and over , Hepatitis C , Hepatitis C Antibodies , Kidney Failure, Chronic , Reference Standards , ROC Curve , Sensitivity and Specificity
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