Managing hepatitis C in liver transplant patients with recurrent infection

Tim Zimmermann1, Gerd Otto2, Marcus Schuchmann11Department of Internal Medicine, 2Transplantation Surgery, University of Mainz, GermanyAbstract: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection after liver transplantation (LT) and recurrent hepatitis C often lead to recurrent cirrhosis (RC). RC is one of the mos...

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Main Authors: Tim Zimmermann, Gerd Otto, Marcus Schuchmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2009-09-01
Series:Transplant Research and Risk Management
Online Access:http://www.dovepress.com/managing-hepatitis-c-in-liver-transplant-patients-with-recurrent-infec-a3543