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Effects of hepatitis C infection and renal transplantation on survival in end-stage renal disease. The New England Organ Bank Hepatitis C Study Group by Brian J.G. Pereira; Svetlozar N. Natov; Beth A. Bouthot; B.V.R. Murthy; Robin Ruthazer; Christopher H. Schmid; Andrew S. Levey; The New England Organ Bank Hepatitis C Study Group is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is common among patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, the effect of HCV infection on survival among ESRD patients, and the impact of renal transplantation on the course of HCV infection has not been adequately defined. Sera from patients on the renal transplant waiting list at the New England Organ Bank between November 1986 and June 1990 were tested for anti-HCV using a third generation ELISA. All anti-HCV positive patients and a 1:1 ratio of randomly selected anti-HCV negative patients comprised the study sample. Duration of follow-up was calculated from the date of the first available serum specimen until death, loss to follow-up or December 31, 1995, whichever occurred earlier. Multivariate analysis of risk factors for mortality was performed using a Cox proportional hazards model which included anti-HCV as a time-independent (baseline) variable, transplantation as a time-dependent (follow-up) variable, and independently significant baseline covariates. Anti-HCV was detected in 287 (19%) of 1544 patients in whom sera were available, and 286 anti-HCV negative patients served as controls. Complete information was available in 496
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- Author
- Brian J.G. Pereira; Svetlozar N. Natov; Beth A. Bouthot; B.V.R. Murthy; Robin Ruthazer; Christopher H. Schmid; Andrew S. Levey; The New England Organ Bank Hepatitis C Study Group
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group; Elsevier ; Elsevier Inc.; Elsevier BV; ScienceOpen (ISSN 0085-2538)
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)