Failure of hepatitis B surface antibody to protect acute fulminating hepatitis in a renal transplant recipient

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2006, Pages

  Sobhonslidsuk, Abhasnee ^a   Sornmayura, Pattana ^a   Sumethkul, Vasant ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B; Kidney transplantation; Liver failure

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; LAMIVUDINE; VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNITY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION;

EID: 33845387730     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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