Use of anti-HBc positive allografts in adult liver transplantation: toward a safer way to expand the donor pool

The use of livers from anti-hepatitis B core (HBc) positive donors can alleviate donor shortage. Nineteen of 367 (6%) adults receiving anti-HBc positive allografts [three were hepatitis B antigen (HBsAg) negative, hepatitis B antibody (HBsAb) positive; four were HBsAg positive and 12 were not expose...

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Published in:	Transplant international Vol. 19; no. 1; p. 38
Main Authors:	Donataccio, Dino, Roggen, Francine, De Reyck, Chantal, Verbaandert, Catherine, Bodeus, Monique, Lerut, Jan
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01-01-2006
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Biopsy Follow-Up Studies Hepatitis B - prevention & control Hepatitis B - transmission Hepatitis B Core Antigens - analysis Hepatitis B Surface Antigens - analysis Humans Liver Transplantation - immunology Liver Transplantation - pathology Retrospective Studies Tissue and Organ Procurement - organization & administration Tissue Donors - statistics & numerical data Transplantation, Homologous - immunology Treatment Outcome
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