Is there any risk of transmission of hepatitis B from heart donors hepatitis B core antibody positive?

Transplant Proc. 2002 Feb;34(1):61-2. doi: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02666-5.

Authors

M Blanes¹, D Gomez, J Cordoba, L Almenar, M Gobernado, J Lopez-Aldeguer, F Dicenta

Affiliation

¹ Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital la Fe, Valencia, Spain.

PMID: 11959185
DOI: 10.1016/s0041-1345(01)02666-5

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Heart Transplantation / adverse effects*
Heart-Lung Transplantation / adverse effects*
Hepatitis B / transmission*
Hepatitis B Core Antigens / blood*
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / blood
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment

Substances

Hepatitis B Core Antigens
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens