Is it time to accept kidney transplants from donors who are hepatitis C positive?

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 266-268
Author(s):  
Michael Stephens
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C ◽  
Health It ◽  
Direct Acting Antivirals ◽  
Kidney Transplants ◽  
Hepatitis C Infection ◽  
Direct Acting

Is it time to accept kidney transplants from donors who are hepatitis C positive for recipients who are hepatitis C negative? With the introduction of highly effective direct-acting antivirals that are also safe to use in chronic kidney disease, chronic hepatitis C infection is no longer the risk to health it once was.

scholarly journals A Viral Dynamic Model for Treatment Regimens with Direct-acting Antivirals for Chronic Hepatitis C Infection

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. e1002339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bambang S. Adiwijaya ◽  
Tara L. Kieffer ◽  
Joshua Henshaw ◽  
Karen Eisenhauer ◽  
Holly Kimko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Dynamic Model ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C ◽  
Direct Acting Antivirals ◽  
Hepatitis C Infection ◽  
Treatment Regimens ◽  
Viral Dynamic ◽  
Direct Acting
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