Hepatitis C and Kidney Transplantation

Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is relatively common among patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) on dialysis and kidney transplant recipients. HCV infection in hemodialysis patients is associated with an increased mortality due to liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. The severity...

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Main Authors: Marco Carbone, Paul Cockwell, James Neuberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-01-01
Series:International Journal of Nephrology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/593291
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