Prevention of de Novo Hepatitis B Virus Infection by Vaccination and High Hepatitis B Surface Antibodies Level in Children Receiving Hepatitis B Virus Core Antibody-Positive Living Related Donor Liver: Case Reports

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1511-1512

  Jankowska, I ^a   Pawlowska J ^a   Teisseyre, M ^a   Kalicinski P ^a   Kaminski A ^a   Czubkowski, P ^a   Cielecka Kuszyk, J ^a   Kluge, P ^a   Pronicki, M ^a   Socha, J ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; STEROID; TACROLIMUS;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER GRAFT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; VACCINATION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HUMANS; INFANT; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LIVING DONORS;

EID: 34250181986     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.11.013     Document Type: Article

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