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Abstract
Introduction:. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is one of the main causes of chronic liver disease worldwide. Both HCV and chronic renal disease are common and potentially result in serious medical problems throughout the world. In recent years, it has become clear that these two conditions are linked in several important ways. Aim of the work: This work aims to determine the clinical impact of HCV infection and malnutrition on chronic kidney disease patients Patients and methods: This study was cross section comparison study conducted on (96) patients on haemodialysis from April 2016 to December 2016; they were divided into two groups. The first group is 46 haemodialysis patients with positive hepatitis C virus infection; second group is 50 haemodialysis patients with negative hepatitis C virus infection. Patient ages range between 20 and 60 years. Results: Total MIS score was significantly higher in the HCV infected group than the non-HCV group. Moreover, it is well known that, the higher MIS score value reflect a more severe degree of malnutrition and inflammation. Our results found that, HCV infection was associated with severe malnourished state and higher MIS score values Conclusion: the prevalence of malnutrition is higher in patients with positive hepatitis C virus than non hepatitis C virus of haemodialysis patients.