Clinicopathological features of hepatitis C virus infection in dialysis and renal transplantation
Articles > Article · 2002
Authors: Hüseyin TÖZ, Ercan OK, Funda YILMAZ BARBET, Ulus Salih AKARCA, Memnune Selda ERENSOY, A ZEYTINOGLU, Mehmet ÖZKAHYA, Abdullah Zeki KARASU, G YUCE, ALİ BAŞCI
JOURNAL OF NEPHROLOGY, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2002, vol 15, pp 308-312
Summary
Background: Liver biopsy (LB) gives an accurate picture of the severity of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in end-stage renal disease. The aim of this study was to find out whether clinical and histopathological course of HCV infection in renal transplant (RT) patients (pts) is different from dialysis (Dx) pts.