Article
Recurrent and new hepatitis C virus infection after liver transplantation.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Apr 1999
Everhart J E, Wei Y, Eng H, Charlton M R, Persing D H, Wiesner R H, Germer J J, Lake J R, Zetterman R K, Hoofnagle J H
Abstract excerpt
Chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common reason for liver transplantation. We examined the results of laboratory tests for HCV on a cohort of patients who received a liver transplant between 1990 and 1994 at three large centers. Seven hundred twenty-two recipients and 604 donors were tested for antibody to HCV (anti-HCV) using a second-generation enzyme-linked immunoassay (EIA-2),...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.