Hepatitis C Virus
Research from Oregon Health & Science University has provided new information about hepatitis C virus
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, December 3rd, 2007
According to a study from the United States, "In hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive liver transplant recipients, infection of the allograft and recurrent liver disease are important problems. Increased donor age has emerged as an important variable affecting patient and graft Survival; however, specific age cutoffs and risk ratios for poor histologic outcomes and graft survival are not clearA longitudinal database of all HCV-positive patients transplanted at our center during an 11-year period was used to identify 111 patients who received 124 liver transplants."
"Graft survival and histological endpoints (severe activity and fibrosis) of HCV infection in the allografts...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2007-12-03)
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