DIRECT-ACTING ANTIVIRALS IN KIDNEY TRANSPLANT PATIENTS: SUCCESSFUL HEPATITIS C TREATMENT AND SHORT TERM REDUCTION IN URINARY PROTEIN/CREATININE RATIOS

Direct-acting Antivirals in Kidney Transplant Patients: Successful Hepatitis C Treatment and Short Term Reduction in Urinary Protein/Creatinine Ratios

Introduction: The role of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) clearance in long-term kidney graft survival is unknown.In this study, we examined short-term trends of urinary protein/creatinine (P/C) ratios in a cohort of HCV-infected kidney transplant recipients with stable graft function and treated with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs).Methods: We conducted a

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Comparative Aroma Profile Analysis and Development of a Sensory Aroma Lexicon of Seven Different Varieties of Flammulina velutipes

Flammulina Velutipes (F.velutipes) is widely planted all over the world and is rich in nutrients, which is of great benefit to the human body.However, the research on the aroma of F.velutipes is relatively rare, which limits billy-royal-flat-ferrule-two-ear-headstall the application of F.velutipes in deep processing, resulting in a single product a

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Estimating trail use and visitor spatial distribution using mobile device data: An example from the nature reserve of orange county, California USA

Monitoring visitor use in parks and protected areas (PPAs) provides essential information for managers of PPAs to evaluate aspects of the visitor experience and balance the ecological disturbance that use creates.Traditional methods for quantifying visitation and spatial use of PPAs are resource intensive and thus are conducted infrequently or at c

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A rare foreign body in the nasal cavity

Nasal foreign bodies Console Overlay are a common occurrence in children and are relatively easy to be removed in an outpatient setting.Depending on the type and location, special precaution needs to be taken especially in cases involving a battery or an impacted foreign body in the nostril.Although the removal procedure usually can be safely condu

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