Article
Hepatitis C virus genotypes in liver transplant recipients: impact on posttransplant recurrence, infections, response to interferon-alpha therapy and outcome.
Transplantation - 15 Aug 1997
Gayowski T, Singh N, Marino I R, Vargas H, Wagener M, Wannstedt C, Morelli F, Laskus T, Fung J J, Rakela J, Starzl T E
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: End-stage liver disease due to hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the most common indication for liver transplantation in U.S. veterans. We investigated the influence of HCV genotypes on the incidence and timing of recurrent HCV hepatitis, survival, infectious morbidity, and response to inter...
Topics
- Adult
- Genes, Viral
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Incidence
- Interferon-alpha
- Liver Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Surgical Wound Infection