Management of hepatitis C virus in the transplant patient.
Management of hepatitis C virus in the transplant patient.
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cld.2007.04.010
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发表时间:
2007-05-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Berenguer, Marina
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作者:
Berenguer, Marina
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of chronic hepatitis, with 170 to 190 million people infected worldwide. The treatment of choice for patients who have HCV-related cirrhosis with or without hepatocellular carcinoma is liver transplantation. Virologic recurrence is constant after transplantation and results in chronic hepatitis in the vast majority. HCV infection now can be cured in a substantial proportion of liver transplant recipients. This review highlights the available strategies to improve outcome, including modification of factors that affect disease progression and the efficacy of antiviral therapy.