HBV and HCV infection in kidney transplant recipients

ABSTRACT

The risk of HBV and HCV liver infection in kidney graft recipients was evaluated in 35 patients. All were tested for anti-HBc, HBsAg, HBeAg, anti-HBs, Anti-HBe, anti-HCV (c-100-3 and c-100-3, c-22, 33-c), anti-HDV and anti-HIV by ELISA, and for HBV-DNA by hybridization. Liver biopsy, immunostaining for HBcAg and Knodell’s hepatic inflammatory index were performed in 18. Mean time elapsing form transplant to inclusion was 20.7 months (range 1-108). HBsAg was the only marker searched for prior to transplant. Twenty six (74.2