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Hepatitis C Main Forums => Hepatitis C Research News & Studies => Topic started by: Hep Editors on August 17, 2018, 10:29:31 am
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People on dialysis and waiting for a kidney transplant would do better to receive a hepatitis C virus (HCV)–infected organ in the short term rather than waiting longer for a kidney without the virus.
Publishing their findings in the Annals of Internal Medicine, researchers conducted an analysis based on computer modeling that drew data from various sources, including the United States Renal Data System, published medical literature and clinical trials. With the goal of predicting medical and cost-related outcomes over an individual’s lifetime, the model took into account several factors, including sex, age, HCV-driven liver damage severity and the cost of treatment.
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https://www.hepmag.com/article/transplanting-hep-cinfected-kidneys-sound-strategy