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Three cases of severe subfulminant hepatitis in heart-transplanted patients after nosocomial transmission of a mutant hepatitis B virus.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jun 1999
Stuyver L, De Gendt S, Cadranel J F, Van Geyt C, Van Reybroeck G, Dorent R, Gandjbachkh I, Rosenheim M, Charlotte F, Opolon P, Huraux J M, Lunel F
Abstract excerpt
Fulminant and severe viral hepatitis are frequently associated with mutant hepatitis B virus (HBV) strains. In this study, the genetic background of a viral strain causing severe subfulminant outcome in heart-transplanted patients was studied and compared with viral hepatitis B strains that were not linked to severe liver disease in the same setting. A total of 46 patients infected nosocomially with HBV genotype...
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