Prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in kidney transplant recipients

Prevalence of occult hepatitis B virus infection in kidney transplant recipients

In this cross-sectional study, 207 hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-negative kidney transplant recipients were evaluated based on demographic and epidemiological data and on the levels of serological markers of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus infection and liver enzymes. Patients wi...

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Main Authors: Cibele Franz, Renata de Mello Perez, Mariano Gustavo Zalis, Ana Carolina Jonard Zalona, Pedro Túlio Monteiro de Castro e Abreu Rocha, Renato Torres Gonçalves, Letícia Cancella Nabuco, Cristiane Alves Villela-Nogueira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2013-08-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
Subjects:
occult hepatitis B infection
HBV-DNA
kidney transplantation
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