Failure of hepatitis B vaccination in patients receiving lamivudine prophylaxis after liver transplantation for chronic hepatitis B
โ Scribed by Chung Mau Lo; Chi Leung Liu; See Ching Chan; George K. Lau; Sheung Tat Fan
- Book ID
- 116650732
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 103 KB
- Volume
- 43
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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The aim of our study was to determine the outcomes of liver transplant recipients receiving either lamivudine (LAM) monotherapy or LAM combined with low-dose intramuscular (IM) hepatitis B Immunoglobulin (HBIG) therapy. We performed a retrospective review of the medical records of patients that had
Immunoprophylaxis using intravenous (IV) hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG) decreases the recurrence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). However, IV HBIG is expensive, has significant side effects, and is inconvenient to administer. An alternative appro