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
De Novo Hepatitis B and C Viral Infection after Liver Transplantation
β Scribed by Antonino Cavallari; Emilio De Raffele; Roberto Bellusci; Rita Miniero; Marco Vivarelli; Silvia Galli; Rita Luchetti; Fiorenza Fruet; Emanuele Giordano; Alighiero Mazziotti; Roberto Conte; Giuseppe Sprovieri
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 285 KB
- Volume
- 21
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-2313
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