Recurrent hepatitis C infection is an important cause of progressive fibrosis, cirrhosis, and graft loss following orthotopic liver transplantation. Treatment for posttransplant recurrence of hepatitis C with interferon-based therapy is difficult but results in loss of detectable virus in up to 30%
Response to antiviral therapy in liver transplant recipients with recurrent hepatitis C viral infection: a single center experience
โ Scribed by Ashok Jain; Rajeev Sharma; Charlotte Ryan; Saman Safadjou; Randeep Kashyap; Parvez Mantry; Benedict Maliakkal; Mark Orloff
- Book ID
- 110890104
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 218 KB
- Volume
- 24
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0902-0063
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