Use of combined treatment of hepatitis B immune globulin and lamivudine as prevention of hepatitis B virus recurrence in liver allograft
โ Scribed by E Albeniz Arbizu; R Barcena Marugan; E Oton Nieto; M Mateo Lindeman; M Garcia Gonzalez; E de Vicente Lopez; G Moraleda Garcia
- Book ID
- 117233652
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 49 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0041-1345
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๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
Patients undergoing liver transplantation for hepatitis B-related liver disease are prone to recurrence. The mainstay of prophylaxis has been passive immunotherapy with hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG). Antiviral therapy with lamivudine has proven effective in lowering hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA
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