P20 HERPES VIRUSES ORAL SHEDDING IN CHRONIC RENAL PATIENTS

Chronic renal failure (CRF) patients present inability of the kidney to maintain normal product of protein metabolism, blood pressure and hematocrit, and also the control of sodium, water, potassium and acid-base balance. Cellular and humoral immune response and can be depressed so the existence of disorders in oral health may represent foccus of infection. According the literature patients under hemodialysis have a 40-50-fold increased risk of mortality from sepsis compared with the general population.