Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Urine of Renal Transplant Recipients
Authors: LANA KAISER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1981)

Brief Reports1 June 1981Hepatitis B Surface Antigen in Urine of Renal Transplant RecipientsLANA KAISER, M.D., THOMAS J. KELLY, B.S., MARIA J. PATTERSON, Ph.D., TOM V. SANCHEZ, B.S., RONALD S. SHAPIRO, M.D., GILBERT H. MAYOR, M.D.LANA KAISER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, THOMAS J. KELLY, B.S.Search for more papers by this author, MARIA J. PATTERSON, Ph.D.Search for more papers by this author, TOM V. SANCHEZ, B.S.Search for more papers by this author, RONALD S. SHAPIRO, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, GILBERT H. MAYOR, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-94-6-783 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptUrinary hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) has been shown by radioimmunoassay in 19 of 36 persistent serum HBsAg carriers on maintenance hemodialysis (1); however, data on antigenuria in transplant recipients are less conclusive. Blainey and associates (2) detected low levels of urinary antigen by complement fixation in each of seven transplant recipients without reference to renal function or prior bilateral nephrectomy, therefore, not excluding the in-situ end-stage kidneys as the source of antigenuria. The only previous report of antigenuria measured by radioimmunoassay in a transplant patient with prior bilateral nephrectomy links an adequately functioning allograft to intermittent passage of urinary...References1. HOURANIMAYORGREENBAUMHUGGETPATTERSON MGDDM. Hepatitis B surface antigen in urine of hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int. 1978;13:324-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. BLAINEYEARLEFLEWETTWILLIAMS JATL. Is the urine infective in serum hepatitis? Lancet. 1971;1:797. Letter. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. MAYORKELLYHOURANIPATTERSON GTMM. Intermittent hepatitis B surface antigenuria in a renal transplant recipient. Am J Med. 1980;68:305-7. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. OGRA P. Immunologic aspects of hepatitis-associated antigen and antibody in human body fluids. J Immunol. 1973;110:1197-205. MedlineGoogle Scholar5. HEATHCOTETSIANIDESSHERLOCK JAS. A urinary substance in patients with acute type-B hepatitis and their household contacts. Lancet. 1973;2:593-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. APOSTOLOVBAUERSELWAYFOXDUDLEYSHERLOCK KDJRFS. Australia antigen in urine. Lancet. 1971;1:1274-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. VILLAREJOSVISONÁGUTIÉRREZRODRÍQUEZ VKAA. Role of saliva, urine and feces in the transmission of type B hepatitis. N Engl J Med. 1974;291:1375-8. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. VITTALDOURDOUREKASSTEIGMANN SDF. Hepatitis-B antigen in saliva, urine and tears. Am J Gastroenterol. 1974;61:133-5. MedlineGoogle Scholar9. IRWINALLENBANCROFT GAW. Hepatitis B antigen in saliva, urine, and stool. Infect Immunol. 1975;11:142-5. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar10. BANCROFTSNITBHANSCOTT WRR. Transmission of hepatitis B virus to gibbons by exposure to human saliva containing hepatitis B surface antigen. J Infect Dis. 1977;135:79-85. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: LANA KAISER, M.D.; THOMAS J. KELLY, B.S.; MARIA J. PATTERSON, Ph.D.; TOM V. SANCHEZ, B.S.; RONALD S. SHAPIRO, M.D.; GILBERT H. MAYOR, M.D.Affiliations: Michigan State University East Lansing, Michigan Medical College of Ohio Toledo, Ohio PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byHBsAg in urine: a new approach for the detection of urinary antigensViral Hepatitis in the Compromised HostViral Hepatitis in the Compromised HostBlink reflex studies in focal dystonias: Enhanced excitability of brainstem interneurons in cranial dystonia and spasmodic torticollisViral Hepatitis in the Compromised HostViral Hepatitis in the Compromised HostDetection of markers of hepatitis B virus infection in urine of chronic carriers 1 June 1981Volume 94, Issue 6Page: 783-784KeywordsAntigensHepatitis B surface antigenKidneysMajor histocompatibility antigensNephrectomyPrevention, policy, and public healthRadioimmunoassaysRenal transplantationUrine ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 June 1981 PDF downloadLoading ...