Hepatitis C virus infection and kidney transplantation: newer options and a brighter future ahead? | Zendy

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Hepatitis C virus infection and kidney transplantation: newer options and a brighter future ahead?

Author(s) -

David Del Bello,

Michael J. Ross,

Shirish Huprikar

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

kidney international

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.499

H-Index - 276

eISSN - 1523-1755

pISSN - 0085-2538

DOI - 10.1038/ki.2015.180

Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , hepatitis c , context (archaeology) , kidney transplantation , hepatitis c virus , immunology , virus , biology , paleontology

Recent studies including the current article by Sawinski et al. demonstrate that hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with worse outcomes in kidney transplant recipients with and without HIV infection. We comment on the significance of these findings in the context of newer options for the treatment of HCV infection that have improved efficacy and fewer side effects when administered in both kidney transplant candidates and recipients.

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