Open AccessImpact of Hepatitis C Virus Infection on the Risk of Infectious Complications After Kidney Transplantation: Data From the RESITRA/REIPI Cohort
Author(s) -
Francisco LópezMedrano,
Mario FernándezRuiz,
José Morales,
Rafael San Juan,
Carlos Cervera,
Jordi Carratalà,
Julián TorreCisneros,
Joan Gavaldà,
Patricia Muñóz,
Óscar Len,
Pilar Martín-Dávila,
Antonio Ramos,
Miguel Montejo,
Carlos Lumbreras,
Asunción Moreno,
José María Aguado
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e318225dbae
Subject(s) - medicine , transplantation , cohort , incidence (geometry) , kidney transplantation , hepatitis c virus , odds ratio , risk factor , liver transplantation , cumulative incidence , hepatitis c , cohort study , gastroenterology , immunology , virus , physics , optics
There is scarce information regarding the role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the development of infectious complications after kidney transplantation (KT).