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Clearing the hepatitis hurdle: Obstacles and opportunities in liver transplantation for people with HIV
Author(s) -
Werbel William A.,
Durand Christine M.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.89
H-Index - 188
eISSN - 1600-6143
pISSN - 1600-6135
DOI - 10.1111/ajt.16608
Subject(s) - medicine , coinfection , hepatitis c , liver transplantation , liver disease , hepatitis c virus , transplantation , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , virus
Werbel and Durand crystallize the main messages delivered by Campos‐Varela and colleagues ( page 3148) regarding liver transplantation for people with HIV: recession of hepatitis C as the dominant indication, emergence of new challenges related to metabolic disease, and expanding overall numbers.