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PubMed ID:
9352871
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 1997
Affiliation: University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, Charlottesville, USA.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1053/gast.1997.v113.pm9352871
Authors:
Dickson RC,
Hoofnagle JH,
Ishitani MB,
Pruett TL,
Zetterman RK,
Wiesner RH,
Seaberg EC,
Wei Y,
Lake JR,
Everhart JE
Studies:
Liver Transplantation Database
Organ donors are a potential source of transmissible disease after transplantation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk of acquiring hepatitis B among transplantation recipients of livers from donors without serum hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) but with antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc).
