Article
Hepatitis C superinfection in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients transplanted with an HCV-infected kidney.
Transplantation - 15 Oct 1995
Widell A, Månsson S, Persson N H, Thysell H, Hermodsson S, Blohme I
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes, determined by polymerase chain reaction with type-specific primers, were studied in 5 already HCV-infected patients receiving kidneys from HCV-infected cadaver donors. Three patients were investigated retrospectively using stored pre- and posttransplantation sera and followed 18-28 months after transplantation. Two recipients with HCV genotype 2b infection had received kidneys...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alanine Transaminase
- Base Sequence
- DNA Primers
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Kidney
- Kidney Transplantation