Article
Persistent hepatitis C virus infection after liver transplantation: clinical and virological features.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jul 1995
Gretch D R, Bacchi C E, Corey L, dela Rosa C, Lesniewski R R, Kowdley K, Gown A, Frank I, Perkins J D, Carithers R L
Abstract excerpt
We report a prospective clinical and virological study of 18 patients undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation, selected because of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA positivity before transplantation. Nine of the 18 patients (50%) developed chronic active hepatitis (CAH) in liver allografts during t...
Topics
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Liver Transplantation
- Male
- Postoperative Complications
- RNA, Viral
- Viral Nonstructural Proteins
