Should we be using kidneys from hepatitis C virus-infected donors?

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 599-604

  Domínguez Gil, Beatriz ^a   Andrés, Amado ^c   Campistol, Jose M ^b   Morales, Jose M ^c  

^a ORGANIZACIÓN NACIONAL DE TRASPLANTES   (Spain)

^b Hospital Clinic i Provincial ^*  (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

Author keywords

hepatitis C positive donor; hepatitis C positive recipient; organ shortage; renal transplantation; underutilization of kidneys from hepatitis C positive donors

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; VIRUS RNA;

ACUTE GRAFT REJECTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DONOR SELECTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTED DONOR; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER HISTOLOGY; NEW ONSET DIABETES MELLITUS; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; ORGAN PRESERVATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; SURVIVAL RATE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

GENOTYPE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; RISK FACTORS; RNA, VIRAL; TISSUE AND ORGAN PROCUREMENT; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 80054734877     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: 14736543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e32834bba37     Document Type: Review

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