Does hepatitis C make me ineligible for a kidney transplant?

Some people with hepatitis C can get a kidney transplant. Kidney specialists (nephrologists) from the University of Colorado write about hepatitis C and kidney transplantation in a recent medical journal (the end of this answer gives this reference and how to see a summary of it online). Here's what they say:

Many who are infected with hepatitis C (or hepatitis B) can now be effectively treated so they can be eligible to receive a kidney. Even if the infection does not go away with the treatment, kidney transplantation can be considered if the liver is OK and doesn't have a lot of scar tissue (fibrosis and cirrhosis). A liver biopsy may be needed to check for this. If severe liver disease is found, sometimes a combined liver and kidney transplant can be considered. And sometimes, organs from donors infected with hepatitis C (or B) can be used if the virus is of the same type as the one infecting the person who needs the transplant.