The Transplanted Kidney As a Source of Hepatitis B Infection
Authors: Jeffrey L. Wolf, Herbert A. Perkins, Marshall T. Schreeder, Flavio Vincenti
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1979)

Brief Reports1 September 1979The Transplanted Kidney As a Source of Hepatitis B InfectionJEFFREY L. WOLF, M. D., HERBERT A. PERKINS, M.D., MARSHALL T. SCHREEDER, M.D., FLAVIO VINCENTI, M.D.JEFFREY L. WOLF, M. D.Search for more papers by this author, HERBERT A. PERKINS, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, MARSHALL T. SCHREEDER, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, FLAVIO VINCENTI, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-91-3-412 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptHepatitis B infection is relatively common in renal transplant patients. Sources of infection include multiple blood product transfusions, hemodialysis machines, and close contact of the immunosuppressed patient with other dialysis patients (1). We have recently become aware of another previously suspected, but heretofore unproven, source of hepatitis B virus in these patients—the transplanted kidney.Roughly 1300 renal transplants have been done at the University of California, San Francisco, with increasing reliance on nonrelated cadaver donors. From 11 March 1975 until 1 November 1977, a routine screen by radioimmunoassay for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) was done on cadaver-donor sera. During...References1. FINEMALEKZADEHPENNISI RMA. HBs antigenemia in renal allograft recipients. Ann Surg. 1977;185:411-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. VINCENTIDENESBERQUISTDUCAFEDUSKASALVATIERRA FAKRNO. The role of anti-HBs in renal transplantation. Dialysis Transplant. 1978;7:233-7. Google Scholar3. AIKAWASAIRENJIFURUTA THS. Seroconversion from hepatitis B e antigen to anti-HBe in acute hepatitis B virus infection. N Engl J Med. 1978;298:439-41. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4. SHIKATAKARASAWAABE TTK. Hepatitis B e antigen and infectivity of hepatitis B virus. J Infect Dis. 1977;136:571-6. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. 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