Open AccessRecurrence of hepatitis C virus genotype-4 infection following orthotopic liver transplantation: Natural history and predictors of outcome
Author(s) -
Hatim Mudawi,
Ahmed Helmy,
Yasser Kamel,
Mohammed Al Saghier,
Mohammed Al Sofayan,
Mohammed Al Sebayel,
Hatem Khalaf,
Hamad Al Bahili,
Yasser Al Shiek,
Khalil Alawi,
Ahmed AlJedai,
Hazem Mohamed,
Waleed Al Hamoudi,
Ayman A. Abdo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
annals of saudi medicine/annals of saudi medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.373
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 0975-4466
pISSN - 0256-4947
DOI - 10.4103/0256-4947.51796
Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , transplantation , family medicine , surgery
There are few reports on hepatitis C virus genotype 4 (HCV-4) recurrences after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). Therefore, we undertook a study to determine the epidemiological, clinical and virological characteristics of patients with biopsy-proven recurrent HCV infection and analyzed the factors that influence recurrent disease severity. We also compared disease recurrence and outcomes between HCV-4 and other genotypes.