High prevalence of hepatitis B-antibody loss and a case report of de novo hepatitis B virus infection in a child after living-donor liver transplantation.

CONCLUSION: The present study showed that loss of hepatitis B immunity after liver transplantation is unexpectedly common. In our case report, despite high levels of anti-HBs prior to transplantation, infection occurred at a time when, unfortunately, the child had lost immunity to hepatitis B after liver transplantation. PMID: 29456414 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29456414?dopt=Abstract

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - February 14, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Sintusek P, Posuwan N, Wanawongsawad P, Jitraruch S, Poovorawan Y, Chongsrisawat V Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research