Hepatitis B and transplantation.
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.
Davis
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CL
University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, USA.
Gretch
D R
DR
Carithers
R L
RL
D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000254:growth & development*; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D016377:Organ Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D012008:Recurrence; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D014775:Virus Activation