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Serial measurements of hepatitis C viral load by real-time polymerase chain reaction among recipients of living-donor renal transplants: a short-term follow-up study from a single center.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Nov 2010
Justa S, Minz R W, Minz M, Sharma A, Anand S, Das A, Chawla Y K, Sakhuja V K
Abstract excerpt
There is a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among immunosuppressed patients including renal transplant recipients. The study investigated serum viral loads for up to 6 months posttransplantation among these patients. Serum viral load was serially monitored using real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in 25 HCV-positive renal transplant recipients pretransplantation as well as day 10 and 6...
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