Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) 2008 Clinical Practice Guideline on the Prevention, Diagnosis, Evaluation and Treatment of Hepatitis C (HCV) in Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) .Aims to assist practitioners in the detection and evaluation of HCV in patients on dialysis or with CKD; treatment of HCV in patients with CKD; management of HCV-infected patients before and after kidney transplantation; diagnosis and management of kidney diseases associated with HCV; and prevention of HCV transmission in hemodialysis units.