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All articles tagged: Unspecified viral hepatitis C with hepatic coma (B19.21)

HealthDay 12 December at 04.29 PM

Guideline Updated for Managing Hepatitis C in Chronic Kidney Disease

The Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) clinical practice guideline on prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of hepatitis C in chronic kidney disease has been updated, according to a report published online Dec. 12 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Ahmed Arslan Yousuf Awan, M.D., from the Baylor College of Med

HealthDay 28 November at 04.36 PM

Two-Week DAA Prophylaxis Prevents Hep C After Kidney Transplant

Two-week direct-acting antiviral (DAA) prophylaxis prevents hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in individuals without HCV viremia who received kidney transplant (KT) from donors with HCV viremia (HCV D+/R−), according to a study published online Nov. 28 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.Niraj M. Desai, M.D., from the Johns Hopkins Univ