Prevalence of Hepatitis C Virus RNA in Organ Donors Positive for Hepatitis C Antibody and in the Recipients of Their Organs
- 24 September 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 327 (13) , 910-915
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199209243271302
Abstract
There is a high prevalence of liver disease among the recipients of organs from donors with antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV). We undertook a study to determine the frequency of persistent HCV infection, as indicated by the presence of HCV RNA, among both cadaveric organ donors positive for antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV) and the recipients of organs from these donors.Keywords
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