Living-Donor Kidney Transplant From Hepatitis B Surface Antigen-Positive Donors to Hepatitis B Antibody-Positive Recipients Without Hepatitis B Immunoglobulin Prophylaxis in an Endemic Country
- Authors
- Jun, Heungman; Kim, Myung Gyu; Park, Kwan Tae; Jung, Cheol Woong
- Issue Date
- 4월-2015
- Publisher
- BASKENT UNIV
- Keywords
- End-stage renal disease; Infectious diseases; Lamivudine
- Citation
- EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION, v.13, pp.256 - 258
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL TRANSPLANTATION
- Volume
- 13
- Start Page
- 256
- End Page
- 258
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/93918
- DOI
- 10.6002/ect.mesot2014.P60
- ISSN
- 1304-0855
- Abstract
- Objectives: Living-donor kidney transplant from donors who are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus can be considered as a possibility to compensate for insufficiency of organ transplants, particularly in a hepatitis B virus endemic country. In this study, the safety and efficacy were reviewed retrospectively in living-donor kidney transplant from donors who were chronically infected with hepatitis B virus. Materials and Methods: In the years between 2012 and 2013, we transplanted 4 renal grafts from hepatitis B surface antigen-positive living donors to antihepatitis B antibody-positive recipients. Lamivudine was prescribed for recipients after transplant without hepatitis B immunoglobulin. Results: In 1-year follow-up, there were no abnormal findings in the levels of renal and liver enzymes, and there was no unwanted sero-conversion to positive hepatitis B surface antigen. Conclusions: When combined with careful hepatitis B virus-monitoring, renal grafts from hepatitis B surface antigen-positive living donors can be transplanted to hepatitis B antibody-positive recipients, without the need for hepatitis B immunoglobulin prophylaxis, in a hepatitis B virus endemic country.
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