Antibodies to hepatitis C virus in kidney transplantation
| Autor: | Antonio Amoroso, Segoloni Gp, Antonio Vercellone, Ferruccio Bonino, L. Pratico, Torazza Mc, Maurizio Baldi, Maria Messina, M. Salomone, G. Triolo, Squiccimarro G |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Hepatitis C virus Hepacivirus medicine.disease_cause Infections Gastroenterology Hepatitis Kidney transplantation Internal medicine medicine Humans Hepatitis Antibodies Seroconversion Dialysis Kidney business.industry Hepatitis C Middle Aged medicine.disease Tissue Donors Transplantation surgical procedures operative medicine.anatomical_structure Immunology Female business Anti-HCV antibodies |
| Zdroj: | Scopus-Elsevier |
| Popis: | Ninety patients on dialysis, 241 cadaveric kidney donors and 27 cadaveric kidney recipients with a follow-up of 2 years, have been investigated as for anti-HCV positivity by means of 3 tests. As for patients on dialysis and cadaveric donors, the prevalence was 32 and 4%, respectively. As for transplanted patients, it must be noted that 4 negative recipients from positive donors seroconverted, but without any change in hepatic enzymes, while in 2 or 9 anti-HCV-positive recipients, hepatic enzymes increased after transplantation. Seroconversion in patients transplanted from a negative donor was not significantly different. We conclude that, according to their experience, anti-HCV positivity in the donors is not associated with a significant risk of infection in recipients of cadaveric grafts. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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