title: Clinical course of hepatitis B virus infection in renal allograft recipients.
abstract: The outcome of renal transplantation is adversely affected by hepatitis B virus infection. We retrospectively analyzed data of 1,251 renal transplant recipients, 20 of whom were hepatitis B surface antigen positive and hepatitis B virus DNA negative at the time of renal transplantation. Hepatitis B virus reactivation was seen in 14 of the 20 patients at a mean time of 16.3+/-7.1 months after transplantation. All patients with hepatitis B virus reactivation after transplantation were treated with lamivudine, biochemical, and serologic response was achieved in 13 of 14 patients at a mean time of 7.0+/-1.1 months. Seven of 13 patients experienced a breakthrough at a mean time of 9.2+/-6.2 months. Three of the 20 patients died at a mean time of 57.0+/-38.5 months after transplantation. Our data demonstrated that chronic immunosuppression is associated with a significantly high risk of hepatitis B virus reactivation in renal transplant recipients and hepatitis B reactivation does not increase the likelihood of graft rejection or patient mortality after renal transplantation.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey. nakyurek2000@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Nurten
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Savas
authors.forename: Turan
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Colak
authors.forename: Haldun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Selcuk
authors.forename: Ugur
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Yilmaz
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haberal
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001706:Biopsy; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000276:immunology; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000502:physiology*; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014775:Virus Activation
chemical_list: D004279:DNA, Viral; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D019259:Lamivudine