Living donor liver transplantation from hepatitis B core antibody positive donors
Articles > Article · 2007
Authors: A. Celebi KOBAK, Abdullah Zeki KARASU, Murat KILIÇ, T. OZACAR, F. TEKIN, Fulya GÜNŞAR, G. ERSOZ, Y. YUZER, Y. TOKAT
TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, Journal Indexed in SCI Expanded, International, 2007, vol 39, pp 1488-1490
DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2006.11.015
Summary
Liver allografts from donors previously exposed to hepatitis B virus (HBV) carry the risk of transmission of HBV infection to immunosuppressed recipients. However, exclusion of donor candidates with the serologic evidence of resolved hepatitis B-HBV surface antigen (HbsAg) negative and HBV core antibody (anti-HBc) positive-is not feasible in countries endemic for HBV.