Spontaneous clearance of hepatitis C after liver and renal transplantation

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 265-267

  Dale, C H ^a   Burns, P ^a   McCutcheon, M ^a   Hernandez Alejandro, R ^a   Marotta, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hepatitis C; Interferon; Liver transplantation; Spontaneous clearance

Indexed keywords

BASILIXIMAB; CALCINEURIN INHIBITOR; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DECOMPENSATED LIVER CIRRHOSIS; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEMALE; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; NEPHROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENAL GRAFT DYSFUNCTION; REOPERATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65649129316     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/912848     Document Type: Article

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