Hepatitis C in liver transplantation



==Recommendations for Diagnosis and Treatment of HCV-Infected Children: AASLD Practice Guidelines 2009 == 1.Treatment of HCV-related disease following liver transplantation should be initiated in appropriate candidates after demonstration of recurrent histologic disease but should be undertaken with caution and under the supervision of a physician experienced in transplantation (Class IIa, Level A).

2. Peginterferon alfa either with or without ribavirin should be the preferred regimen when treating patients with hepatitis C after liver transplantation (Class IIa, Level B).

3. Interferon-based therapy should not be used in recipients of heart, lung, and kidney grafts, except for patients who develop ﬁbrosing cholestatic hepatitis (Class III, Level C).