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Articles tagged "Hepatitis B"

  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Sirolimus Regimen and Viral Serology as Risk Factors for Outcomes of Adult Kidney Transplants: 14-Year Cumulative Data in the United States.

    A. Santos, M. Casey, X. Wen, S. Rehman, K. Womer.

    Department of Medicine, Univ. of Florida, College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL.

    BACKGROUND: The relative risks for patient mortality, graft loss and malignancy in the five years following kidney-only transplant (KT) based on sirolimus (SRL) regimen at…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Donors with Isolated Anti-HBc (“HBcAb Only”) Antibodies: True Evidence for Past Infection or Laboratory Artifact? Toward a Simple Confirmatory Test for HBcAb.

    Y. Chang,1,3 C. Chinchilla-Reyes,2 M. Koss,1,2 M. Nowicki.1,2

    1Mendez National Institute of Transplantation Foundation, Los Angeles, CA; 2Viracor-IBT Laboratories, Los Angeles, CA; 3Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA.

    Use of organs from donors positive for hepatitis B virus (HBV) markers may safely expand the donor pool. Recently the American Society of Transplantation expert…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    An Economical and Effective Vaccination Program in Patients Transplanted for Hepatitis B Virus Related Liver Diseases: A Prospective Study.

    W. Ju, A. Yang, Q. Ren, D. Wang, Z. Guo, Y. Ma, A. Hu, Q. Tai, X. Zhu, X. He.

    Organ Transplantation Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

    Aims: To prospectively investigate the efficacy and safety of procedural HBV vaccination in patients transplanted for HBV related liver diseases for prevention of hepatitis B…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    The Effect of Rituximab on Hepatitis B Reactivation in Kidney Transplant Recipients with Resolved Hepatitis B.

    J. Lee,1 J. Park,2 J. Lee,1 S. Song,1 J. Lee,1 S.-K. Kwon,1 K. Huh,1 B. Kim,3 M. Kim,1 S. Kim,1 S. Ahn,2 Y. Kim.1

    1Surgery, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 2Internal Medicine (Gastroenterology), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea; 3Internal Medicine (Nephrology), Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

    Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is a well-known complication of immunosuppressive therapy in resolved HBV (hepatitis B surface antigen [HBsAg] negative and hepatitis B…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Long-Term Liver Function of Deceased Liver Transplantation Using Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Positive Grafts.

    W.-C. Lee,1 Y.-C. Wang,1 C.-H. Cheng,1 T.-H. Wu,1 C.-F. Lee,1 R.-S. Soong,1 T.-J. Wu,1 H.-S. Chou,1 K.-M. Chan,1 C.-S. Lee.2

    1Liver and Transplantation Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; 2Hepatology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

    Background: Deceased donors with hepatitis B [HBs Ag(+)] were not recommended to recover the livers for liver transplantation. However, in endemic area of hepatitis B…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Implementation of a Risk Stratified Approach for Prevention of Hepatitis B Reactivation Post Kidney Transplant.

    M. Cote,1 M. Pavlakis,2 J. Ethridge,1 C. Currier,2 M. Curry,2 E. Khankin,2 F. Cardarelli,2 K. Richards,1,2 C. Rogers.1,2

    1Department of Pharmacy, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston; 2Transplant Institute, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston.

    A large percentage of patients with end stage renal disease are known to be Hepatitis B virus (HBV) positive. A 2015 consensus guideline on use…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Hepatitis B Reactivation Among Non-Liver Solid Organ Transplant Recipients.

    A. Gonzalez, F. Forouton, A. Humar, S. Husain.

    Multi-Organ Transplant Program, Transplant Infectious Diseases, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.

    IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of post-transplant hepatitis B (HBV) reactivation in patients who have previously cleared hepatitis B surface…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    Prophylactic Anti-Virus Therapy, Is It Necessary to Occult Hepatitis B Virus Carriers with HBsAg(-) and HBcAb(+) After Kidney Transplantation?

    G. Chen, C. Wang, L. Chen, J. Qiu, C. Wang.

    Organ Transplant Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

    Background Hepatitis B virus(HBV) infection is common among uremia patients in China. Many patients received kidney transplantation are occult HBV carriers with HBsAg(-) and HBcAb(+)…
  • 2016 American Transplant Congress

    The Incidence, Risk Factors and Clinical Course of De Novo Hepatitis B Infection in Pediatric Living Donor Liver Transplantation.

    Z. Baris, F. Ozcay, G. Moray, M. Haberal.

    Pediatric Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey; Pediatric Gastroenterology, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey; Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey; Department of General Surgery, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.

    Aim: We evaluated the incidence, risk factors and clinical course of liver transplanted pediatric patients with de novo hepatitis B infection and the clinical course…
  • 2015 American Transplant Congress

    Replacement of Lamivudine By Telbivudine to Improve Renal Function for Post-Transplant Hepatitis B Patients – A Randomized Clinical Trial

    W.-C. Lee, H.-S. Chou, R.-S. Soong, T.-J. Wu, C.-H. Cheng, Y.-C. Wang, T.-H. Wu, C.-F. Lee, K.-M. Chan.

    Liver and Transplantation Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang-Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan.

    Background: Lamivudine is one of the anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) agents to prevent HBV recurrence after transplantation because lamivudine is safe for long-term use. However,…
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