Active immunization against de novo hepatitis B virus infection in pediatric patients after liver transplantation
β Scribed by Seong-Hwan Chang; Kyung-Suk Suh; Nam-Joon Yi; Seok Ho Choi; Hoan Jong Lee; Jeong Kee Seo; Kuhn Uk Lee
- Book ID
- 111722251
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
π SIMILAR VOLUMES
The characteristics of hepatitis B virus (HBV) in vaccinated children who acquire de novo HBV infections after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) remain largely unknown. The aim of this study was to explore HBV mutants in pediatric OLT recipients with de novo HBV infections. In all, 50 recipient
## To the Editors: De novo hepatitis B infection after liver transplantation, in spite of its low prevalence as found by Fabia et al, 1 is of major concern, especially for infected patients and their families. More follow-up time is needed to assess the real impact in morbidity, mortality, and eco