Effect of interferon (IFN-alpha) for prevention of hepatitis C transmission from a seropositive donor to a seronegative recipient in renal transplantation

Transplant Proc. 1996 Jun;28(3):1503-4.

Authors

T Tokumoto¹, K Tanabe, K Sonda, S Koga, N Gouya, T Yagisawa, H Nakazawa, T Kawai, S Fuchinoue, S Teraoka, K Takahashi, H Toma, K Ota

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, Kidney Center, Tokyo Women's Medical College, Japan.

PMID: 8658760

No abstract available

Publication types

Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Graft Survival*
Hepatitis C / prevention & control*
Hepatitis C / transmission*
Histocompatibility Testing
Humans
Interferon-alpha / therapeutic use*
Kidney Transplantation* / immunology
Kidney Transplantation* / physiology
Male
Middle Aged
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
RNA, Viral / analysis
Tissue Donors*

Substances

Interferon-alpha
RNA, Viral