Prophylaxis of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Re-Infection in Liver Transplantation: Is the Reappearance of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg) Significant?

The recurrence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) was in the past a primary cause of organ loss or mortality. Currently, post-OLT prophylaxis with anti-HBs immunoglobulins plus a nucleos(t)ide analogue has virtually abolished the risk of re-infection. S...

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Autores principales: Brancaccio, Giuseppina, Gaeta, Giovanni B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2020
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Review Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7146063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32231174
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AOT.920969

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7146063/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32231174
http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AOT.920969

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