A Review of kidney transplantation from HCV-Viremic Donors into Negative Recipients.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2021.06.034
Abstract: The safety and efficacy of direct acting antiviral therapies have allowed the transplantation of organs from hepatitis C virus (HCV)-viremic donors into uninfected recipients. This novel strategy contrasts with the previous standard-of-care practice of limiting… read more here.
Keywords: transplantation hcv; kidney; hcv viremic; viremic donors ... See more keywords
Cost‐effectiveness of using hepatitis C viremic hearts for transplantation into HCV‐negative recipients
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DOI: 10.1111/ajt.16245
Abstract: Outcomes following hepatitis C virus (HCV)‐viremic heart transplantation into HCV‐negative recipients with HCV treatment are good. We assessed cost‐effectiveness between cohorts of transplant recipients willing and unwilling to receive HCV‐viremic hearts. Markov model simulated long‐term… read more here.
Keywords: viremic hearts; transplantation hcv; hcv negative; cost ... See more keywords
Hepatitis C virus genotyping of organ donor samples to aid in transplantation of HCV‐positive organs
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DOI: 10.1111/ctr.13172
Abstract: Given the availability of new highly efficacious anti‐HCV therapies, some clinicians have advocated for wider use of kidneys from hepatitis C virus‐positive (HCV+) donors, including transplanting them into HCV‐negative recipients. As treatment regimens for HCV… read more here.
Keywords: transplantation hcv; hcv; organ donor; genotype ... See more keywords