AASLD 2009: Study Looks at Factors Affecting Survival of HIV/HCV Coinfected Liver Transplant Recipients
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- Category: Liver Transplant - HCV
- Published on Friday, 13 November 2009 12:46
- Written by Liz Highleyman
While HIV/HCV coinfected patients can have good outcomes after liver transplantation, acute organ rejection remains a risk factor and survival does not match that of HIV negative people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) alone, according to a study presented at the 60th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD 2009) this month in Boston.
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