George. Washington. University,. Washington,. DC. (J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 1994;. 5:186-192). ABSTRACT. This study was carried out to determine the preva-.
Epidemiology of Hepatitis Renal Disease1’2 Juan
Garcia-Valdecasas,3
Beat
Von
Albertini,
Carmen and
Paul
C Virus Infection
Bernal,
Federico
Garcia,
S. Cerezo. Division of of Medicine, Hospital Clinico of Granada, Granada, Spain
C.
Bernal, F. Garcia, Department of Hospital Clinico Universitario, University Granada, Spain
NephrolUniver-
Microbiology, of Granada,
Umana,
B. von
Diseases George
and Hypertension, Department of MedWashington University, Washington, DC
Soc.
Nephrol.
P.L. Kimmel,
1994;
compared
atinine pared
Renal icine, (J. Am.
Cerezo,
Walter
0.
patients
diagnosed
Umana,
with
with
inter-
stitial nephritis, pyelonephritis, nephrosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, polycystic kidney, and miscellaneous renal diseases (P < 0.01, x2). There was a higher prevalence of HCV antibodies in patients with cre-
w.O.
Albertini,
Sebastian
With
L. Kimmel
phritis J. Garcia-Valdecasas, ogy. Department sitario, University
in Patients
Division
of
5:186-192)
clearance with patients
than
rnL/min
30
suggest
that
lower with
(2.7%)
HCV
may
Key
Words:
logic
factor.
increase Antibodies,
(P
infection
the pathogenesis of tively, glomerulonephritis
ciency
than 30 mI/mm (13%) corncreatinine clearance higher