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ArticleRenal failure2020

Factors associated with hepatitis C antibody seroconversion after transplantation of kidneys from hepatitis C infected donors to hepatitis C naïve recipients.

Uchenna Agbim, Orsolya Cseprekal, Masahiko Yazawa, Manish Talwar, Vasanthi Balaraman, Anshul Bhalla, Pradeep S B Podila, Benedict Maliakkal, Satheesh Nair, James D Eason and 1 more

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Article in Renal failure, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Uchenna AgbimJames D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Orsolya CseprekalJames D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Masahiko YazawaJames D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Manish TalwarJames D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Vasanthi BalaramanJames D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Anshul BhallaJames D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Pradeep S B PodilaFaith and Health Division, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare, Memphis, TN, USA.
Benedict MaliakkalJames D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Satheesh NairJames D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
James D EasonJames D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Miklos Z MolnarJames D. Eason Transplant Institute, Methodist University Hospital, Memphis, TN, USA.
Methodist University Hospital · USMethodist University · USMethodist Le Bonheur Healthcare · USUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to assess the probability and factors associated with the presence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody among HCV seronegative kidney transplant recipients receiving HCV-infected (nucleic acid testing positive) donor kidneys.

methodsThis is a retrospective review examining HCV antibody seroconversion of all kidney transplant recipients receiving an organ from an HCV-infected donor between 1 March 2018 and 2 December 2019 at a high-volume kidney transplant center in the southeast United States.

resultsOf 97 patients receiving HCV-infected kidneys, the final cohort consisted of 85 recipients with 5 (5.9%) recipients noted to have HCV antibody seroconversion in the setting of HCV viremia. The HCV RNA level at closest time of antibody measurement was higher in the seroconverted patients versus the ones who never converted [median and (interquartile range): 1,091,500 (345,000-8,360,000) vs 71,500 (73-313,000),

conclusionsHCV antibody should not be considered routine screening for presence of infection in previously HCV naïve kidney transplant recipients receiving kidneys from HCV-infected donors, as only a modest percentage have antibody despite active viremia. The assessment of HCV viral load should be routine in all transplant recipients receiving organs from public health service increased risk donors.

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SeroconversionAdultFemaleHepacivirusHepatitis CHepatitis C AntibodiesHumansKidney Failure, ChronicKidney TransplantationLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedPostoperative ComplicationsRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTissue and Organ ProcurementHepatitis C Antibodieshepatitis C viruspolicySeroconversiontransplantation

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PMCPMC7472509
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