Author/Authors :
NEMATI, EGHLIM baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - Nephrology Urology Research Center, تهران, ايران , TAHERI, SAEED baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - Nephrology Urology Research Center, تهران, ايران , EINOLLAHI, BEHZAD baqiyatallah university of medical sciences - Nephrology Urology Research Center, تهران, ايران
Abstract :
We greatly enjoyed reading the excellent review
article by Alavian and colleagues (1) on hepatitis C
virus (HCY) infection in hemodialysis (HD)
patients. HCY is a demonstrated risk factor for
outcome in HD patients; however, the mechanisms
responsible for transmission of hepatitis C virus in
HD units remained obscure. Partial
immunosuppression found in these patients,
resulting in a poor antibody response has been
suggested to playa major role in sensitizing them to
achieve the infection through uncommon ways.
