Factors associated with hepatitis C antibody seroconversion after transplantation of kidneys from hepatitis C infected donors to hepatitis C naïve recipients
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Transplantation of kidneys from donors with hepatitis C antibody into recipients with pre-transplantation anti-HCV.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is transmitted by organ transplantation. Consequently, several organ procurement organizations have imposed a moratorium on use of organs from anti-HCV positive donors. Because of the inadequate supply of cadaver kidneys for transplantation, we adopted a policy to transplant kidneys from anti-HCV donors into anti-HCV positive recipients. During the period between March 1...
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عنوان ژورنال: Renal Failure
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0886-022X,1525-6049
DOI: 10.1080/0886022x.2020.1798784