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Tahamtan A, Moradi A, Ghaemi A, Kelishadi M, Ghafari H, Hashemi P et al . Seroepidemiology of Hepatitis E Virus in Hemodialysis Patients in Gorgan-Iran. mljgoums 2013; 7 (2) :13-17
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1- , Golestan University of Medical Sciences
2- , : alijant@yahoo.com
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Abstract Background & Objective: Hepatitis E virus is one of the most common causes of acute infection in adults. Pregnant and transplant patients are more in risk of HEV infection. Fecal-oral is the main route of HEV transmission but recently transmission by blood transfusion has been observed. This study was aimed to determine the prevalence of HEV-Ab in hemodialysis patients in Gorgan, Iran. Material and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive study, we investigated 150 hemodialysis patients of Panje Azar hospital in Gorgan. These patients were evaluated for the presence of HEV total Ab by ELISA method. Results: of 150, 6 patients (4%) are positive for HEV-Ab. There has been no 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). Conclusion: This study, which is the first report from this area, show that the lower prevalence of anti HEV Ab in hemodialysis patients in comparison with pregnant and childbearing age women. Keywords: Hepatitis E Hemodialysis Elisa Gorgan
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Received: 2013/05/1 | Accepted: 2013/10/5 | Published: 2013/10/5 | ePublished: 2013/10/5

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