Donors With Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Positivity

Yavuz, H.; Tekin, S.; Yuksel, Y.; Ates, I.; Yucetin, L.; Demir, M.; Uygun, B.; Tuncer, M.; Demirbas, A.

doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.04.014

Donors With Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Positivity

Yavuz H. A., Tekin S., Yuksel Y., Ates I., Yucetin L., Demir M., ...More

TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS, vol.47, no.5, pp.1312-1314, 2015 (SCI-Expanded)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 47 Issue: 5
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2015.04.014
Journal Name: TRANSPLANTATION PROCEEDINGS
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.1312-1314
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective. There is a still controversy among transplantation centers regarding acceptance of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)-positive donors for renal transplantation. However, some reports show that these donors can be used under a special protocol. In this study, we compared the clinical and biochemical parameters of patients who received kidneys from HBsAg-positive (group 1) versus other living-related kidney donors (group 2).