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The Psychosocial Burden of HCV Infection and the Impact of Antiviral Therapy on the Quality of Life in Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Pilot Study.

Antonella SantonicolaGiancarlo BilancioFabiana ZingoneLaura DonnarummaCesare CaputoPierpaolo Cavallo
Published in: Gastroenterology research and practice (2020)
This pilot study suggested that DAA therapy is associated with a significant improvement of the QoL only in LT recipients. Probably, KT recipients did not consider HCV a "central player" in the course of their disease, and HCV eradication did not significantly impact on their QoL.
Keyphrases
  • hepatitis c virus
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • kidney transplantation
  • mental health
  • stem cells
  • mesenchymal stem cells
  • hiv infected