Article
Long-term follow-up of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in liver transplant patients.
Clinical transplantation - 1 Jun 1995
Villa E, Grottola A, Buttafoco P, Merighi A, Ferretti I, Trande P, Zoboli P, Camellini L, Callea F, De Palma M
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis represents a frequent event after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). To ascertain the influence of HCV infection on the clinical and histological outcome of these patients, we have investigated the long-term outcome of 22 patients with end-stage chronic liver disease underg...
Topics
- Chronic Disease
- Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
- Follow-Up Studies
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Liver Transplantation
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- RNA, Viral
- Recurrence
