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The incidence of kidney transplant from hepatitis C virus infected (HCV+) donors to HCV negative (HCV-) recipients is rising due to the availability of highly effective direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA)… Click to show full abstract
The incidence of kidney transplant from hepatitis C virus infected (HCV+) donors to HCV negative (HCV-) recipients is rising due to the availability of highly effective direct-acting antiviral agents (DAA) with high cure rates above 95%.(1, 2) Kidney transplants from HCV infected donors have similar outcomes then non infected organs hence use of these organs should be optimized to minimize the current organ shortage.
Keywords:
hepatitis;
hepatitis coinfection;
infected donors;
incidence hepatitis;
kidney
Journal Title: Transplant International
Year Published: 2021
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Journal Title: Transplant International
Year Published: 2021
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