Epidemiological and clinical implications in Kidney Transplantation of occult Hepatitis C virus infection | Zendy

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Epidemiological and clinical implications in Kidney Transplantation of occult Hepatitis C virus infection

Author(s) -

Teresa Olea,

Inmaculada Castillo,

Carlos Jiménez,

Jesús DíezManglano,

Javier Bartolomé,

MJ Santana,

MO López- Oliva,

Elena González,

Rafael Selgas,

V. Carreño

Publication year - 2019

Publication title -

archives of clinical nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

ISSN - 2581-3870

DOI - 10.17352/acn.000036

Subject(s) - occult , epidemiology , medicine , kidney transplantation , transplantation , virology , immunology , intensive care medicine , pathology , alternative medicine

Occult Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection (OCI) is characterized by the presence of HCV-RNA in liver or in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) in the absence of serological markers. HCV infection in kidney transplant (KT) recipients is associated with lower patient and graft survival. However, the relationship between KT outcome and OCI is unknown. Our aim was to determine in KT recipients the prevalence, risk factors for OCI, and its prognostic implications. We tested 149 adults KT recipients for the presence of OCI.

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