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Abstract
This study was performed to assess the effect of isolation procedures and infection control measures in HCV seroconversion in hemodialysis patients. This hospital-based cross-sectional observational study was conducted at the Department of Nephrology at elmaadi military hospital, Cairo, Egypt, from January 2015 to January 2017. 80 patients on regular hemodialysis known as HCV negative at the start of dialysis were divided into two groups ( 40 patients with equipment isolation only, 40 patients with equipment and personnel isolation on maintenance hemodialysis) were studied. After obtaining through medical history, blood samples was drawn for,liver function , serum Albumin, Viral Hepatitis HCV Ab and HCV-PCR every three months, Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were performed using SPSS version 20.0 and Graph Pad Prism package; v.5.0. strict adherence to isolation and infection control measures were significant in lowering rate of HCV seroconversion among HD patients with asignificant p value >0.004.