Abstract

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is common and associated with significant morbidity and mortality among dialysis patients. HCV infection is more common in dialysis patients than in healthy populations. The prevalence of hepatitis C (HCV) infection among the patients on hemodialysis (HD) varies from country to country and from one center to another in the same country.Global prevalence of HCV is 2.5%.The prevalence of HCV in MHD patients ranges from 6–60% whereas in India various studies show a prevalence of 4.3% to 45%.This study aimed to evaluate theseroconversion rate of hepatitis C infection.

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