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Trends in utilization of deceased donor kidneys based on hepatitis C virus status and impact of public health service labeling on discard

Venkatesh K. Ariyamuthu, Nashila AbdulRahim, Christine Hwang, Malcolm MacConmara, Ravi Parasuraman, Ahsen Atis, Bekir Tanrıöver

Transplant Infectious Disease · 2019 · 20 citations · 34 references

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Hepatitis C virus viremic kidneys might represent 10%-15% of deceased donor organ pool soon with the current rate of the opioid epidemic. PHS labeling effect on discard requires further discussion of the utility of this classification.

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