Prophylaxis of HCV reinfection and direct-acting antiviral agents during liver transplantation.

Liver Transpl

Unit of Emerging and Immunosuppressed Infectious Diseases, Department of Gastroenterology and Transplantation, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria "Ospedali Riuniti", Torrette Ancona, Italy.

Published: October 2015

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