Hepatitis B and transplantation.

Abstract

Hepatitis B infection can add significantly to the morbidity and mortality of transplantation. Patients with hepatitis B can have severe recurrent disease following liver transplantation. Reactivation of occult disease can occur during chemotherapy or immunosuppression. Hepatitis B also can be acquired at the time of transplantation. Intensive study of transplant patients with hepatitis B has led to a new understanding of the immunobiology of hepatitis B virus.

• Authors: C L Davis, D R Gretch, R L Carithers Jr
• Journal: Infectious disease clinics of North America (Infect Dis Clin North Am) Vol. 9 Issue 4 Pg. 925-41 (Dec 1995) ISSN: 0891-5520 [Print] United States
• PMID: 8747773 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Hepatitis B (diagnosis, etiology, therapy)
• Hepatitis B virus (growth & development)
• Humans
• Kidney Failure, Chronic (etiology, therapy)
• Organ Transplantation (adverse effects)
• Recurrence
• Renal Dialysis
• Virus Activation