Kidney transplantation from hepatitis B virus core antibody-positive donors: Prophylaxis with hepatitis B immunoglobulin

Transplantation Proceedings

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 967-970

  Veroux, M ^a   Corona, D ^a   Ekser, B ^a,b   Giaquinta, A ^a   Tallarita, T ^a   De Martino, C ^a   Gentile, F ^a   Virgilio, C ^a   Gagliano, M ^a   Fiamingo, P ^a   Veroux, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RISK REDUCTION; SAFETY; SEROCONVERSION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; DNA, VIRAL; FEMALE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B CORE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VACCINES; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; ITALY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE DONORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRAL LOAD;

EID: 79957615932     PISSN: 00411345     EISSN: 18732623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2011.01.155     Document Type: Conference Paper

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