Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in the Kidney Transplant Program: a challenge in nephrology care

Elizabeth Díaz Mederos; Osmany Antonio Hernández Pérez; Naylan Montano Salazar

2018, Number 2

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Medicentro 2018; 22 (2)

Incidence of hepatitis C virus infection in the Kidney Transplant Program: a challenge in nephrology care

Díaz ME, Hernández POA, Montano SN

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Hepatitis C virus infection supposes an important health problem in renal transplanted patients due to its negative impact on graft survival. The degree of hepatopathy before the transplant and administered immunosuppression are the two main prognostic factors in the progress of infection. It is convenient to optimise the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C carrier included in the Kidney Transplant Program for increasing the pool of receptors and avoiding the complications occurring after transplantation.