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Use of direct-acting agents for hepatitis C virus-positive kidney transplant candidates and kidney transplant recipients.
Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation - 1 Dec 2016
Rostaing Lionel, Alric Laurent, Kamar Nassim
Abstract excerpt
In some parts of the world, hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains a huge problem for kidney transplant candidates and kidney transplant (KT) recipients. Until 2 years ago, anti-HCV treatment for the general population relied on pegylated alpha-interferon plus ribavirin, but led to a sustained viral response (SVR) in <50% of cases. This treatment was contraindicated in KT patients because of acute-rejection...
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