Anti-HBc seroconversion after transplantation of anti-HBc positive non-liver organs to anti-HBc negative recipients.
P Fytili, S Ciesek, C Bara, C Bara, M Neipp, FA Helfritz, A Haverich, J Klempnauer, MP Manns, H Wedemeyer · Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie · 2006 · Heft 01
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There is only limited data on the risk for HBV transmission by transplantation of non-liver organs from anti-HBc(+)/HBsAg(-) donors to anti-HBc(-) recipients. We investigated virological and serological characteristics of lung (n=17) and kidney (n=43) transplant recipients who underwent transplantation at our centre between 1999 and 2004. All patients received organs from anti-HBc(+)/HBsAg(-) donors and were anti-HBc(-) at the time of transplantation. Importantly, none of our organ transplant recipients became HBsAg (+) after transplantation (follow-up 1 to 32 months). However, 4 of the 17 lung transplant recipi…
