Transmission of Hepatitis C Virus by Organ Transplantation
Open Access
- 15 August 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 325 (7), 454-460
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199108153250702
Abstract
Liver disease is a frequent and major complication after organ transplantation. We sought to determine whether hepatitis C virus (HCV) is transmitted by organ transplantation and whether it causes post-transplantation liver disease.Keywords
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