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SUBMITTER: Edwards GC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7653701 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Edwards Gretchen C GC Shipe Maren E ME Smith Lindsay L Gamble Christianna C Shaffer David D Concepcion Beatrice P BP Forbes Rachel R
BMC nephrology 20201110 1
<h4>Background</h4>As organs infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV) provide an opportunity to expand the donor pool, the primary aim of this study is to explore patient willingness to accept a kidney from HCV-infected donors compared to other high-risk donors.<h4>Methods</h4>An anonymous, electronic survey was sent to all active kidney transplant waitlist patients at a single large volume transplant center. Patients were asked to respond to three hypothetical organ offers from the following: 1) H ...[more]