Martins, Paulo N.A.Movahedi, BabakBozorgzadeh, Adel2022-08-232022-08-232017-09-142019-05-01<p>N Engl J Med. 2017 Sep 14;377(11):1104-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1709315. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMc1709315">Link to article on publisher's site</a></p>0028-4793 (Linking)10.1056/NEJMc170931528902584https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/49728Goldberg and colleagues demonstrated that HCV-positive kidneys can be successfully used for transplantation in HCV-negative recipients. Likewise, the livers of many HCV-positive donors are of good quality and can be transplanted, with outcomes similar to those obtained with HCV-negative livers. In 2015, however, 11% of procured HCV-positive livers were discarded.en-USCopyright © 2017 Massachusetts Medical Society. Publisher PDF posted after 6 months as allowed by the publisher's author rights policy at https://www.nejm.org/page/author-center/permissions.kidney transplantationHCV-infected kidneyshepatitis C virusAnalytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and EquipmentBioethics and Medical EthicsHealth PolicyHealth Services AdministrationNephrologySurgeryVirus DiseasesLetter to the Editorhttps://escholarship.umassmed.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1152&amp;context=surgery_pp&amp;unstamped=1https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/surgery_pp/15314402092surgery_pp/153