Hepatitis C infection among renal transplant recipients: a comparative study using first- and second-generation anti-HCV EIA and HCV detection by nested PCR

Transplant Proc. 1993 Feb;25(1 Pt 2):1460-2.

Authors

I K Cheng¹, D T Chan, A S Lok

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam.

PMID: 7680161

No abstract available

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Alanine Transaminase / blood
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Graft Rejection
Hepacivirus / isolation & purification*
Hepatitis Antibodies / analysis*
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / analysis*
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood
Hepatitis C / diagnosis*
Hepatitis C / epidemiology
Hepatitis C Antibodies
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Kidney Transplantation / physiology*
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Prospective Studies
Time Factors
Transplantation, Homologous

Substances

Hepatitis Antibodies
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
Hepatitis C Antibodies
Alanine Transaminase