Table 3. Characteristics of Six Patients With Positive Results for HGV RNA ^a.

Patient	Age	Gender	Familial History	Blood Transfusion	Major Surgery	Dialysis Onset,mo	Duration in a Week, h	Reason of HD	Blood Group	DM
1	64	Female	Negative	Positive	Negative	4	12	HTN	B+	Negative
2	27	Female	Negative	Negative	Positive	9	12	-	B+	Negative
3	47	Female	Negative	Negative	Positive	96	12	HTN	A+	Negative
4	63	Female	Negative	Positive	Positive	48	12	DM	O+	Positive
5	81	Male	Negative	Positive	Positive	48	12	HTN	A+	Negative
6	48	Female	Negative	Suspicious	Negative	24	12	HTN	O+	Negative

^a Abbreviations: DM, diabetes ; HD, hemodialysis; HTN, hypertension.