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Virological and histological features of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in kidney transplant recipients.
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association - 1 Jan 1996
Fabrizi F, Lunghi G, Marai P, Marcelli D, Guarnori I, Raffaele L, Erba G, Pagano A, Locatelli F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Although there are some reports regarding prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies in kidney transplant patients, there are scarce data about viraemia, genotyping and liver histology of HCV infection in kidney transplant recipients. METHODS: We studied the prevalence of anti-HCV antibodies by second-generation screening and confirmatory assays in a cohort of 73 renal allograft recipients. All patients were...
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