Underutilization of Hepatitis C Virus Seropositive Donor Kidneys in the United States in the Current Opioid Epidemic and Direct-Acting Antiviral Era

Underutilization of Hepatitis C Virus Seropositive Donor Kidneys in the United States in the Current Opioid Epidemic and Direct-Acting Antiviral Era

In recent years, the opioid epidemic and new hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments have changed the landscape of organ procurement and allocation. We studied national trends in solid organ transplantation (2000–2016), focusing on graft utilization from HCV seropositive deceased donors in the...

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Main Authors: Andrew A. Li, George Cholankeril, Xingxing S. Cheng, Jane C. Tan, Donghee Kim, Alice E. Toll, Satheesh Nair, Aijaz Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Diseases
Subjects:
hepatitis C virus
kidney transplantation
drug overdose
organ utilization
direct-acting antiviral agents
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-9721/6/3/62

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