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Geographical prevalence, risk factors and impact of hepatitis B and C after renal transplantation

Kliem, V. and Michel, U. and Burg, M. and Bock, A. and Chapman, J. and Dussol, B. and Fritsche, L. and Lebranchu, Y. and Oppenheimer, F. and Pohanka, E. and Salvadori, M. and Tufveson, G.. (2009) Geographical prevalence, risk factors and impact of hepatitis B and C after renal transplantation. Clinical nephrology, Vol. 71. pp. 423-429.

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B (HBV) and hepatitis C (HCV) virus infections are major risk factors affecting long-term morbidity and mortality after renal transplantation. Hepatitis prevalence is subject to geographical variations. OBJECTIVE: To compare and analyze the geographical prevalence, risk factors and impact of HBV and HCV infection in multinational cohorts of renal transplant recipients. METHODS: From 1989 - 2002, data on 12,856 kidney transplant recipients in 37 countries were collected within the prospective MOST (Multinational Observational Study in Transplantation). Subgroup analyses of hepatitis-related prevalence, risk factors and impact were conducted on patients whose HBV and HCV status was available at time of transplantation. Countries were substratified according to population prevalence of < or = 5% HBV or < or = 10% HCV. RESULTS: The prevalence of HBV was 2.9%, of HCV 8.7% and of HBV together with HCV 0.4%. Risk factors for hepatitis infection in renal transplant recipients were long dialysis time, retransplantation and blood transfusions. At each study endpoint up to 5 years after transplantation, no significant differences in graft function were observed, although the 1-year acute rejection rate tended to be lower in HCV+ patients. At 5 years post-transplant, there were no differences between the subgroups and regions regarding infections, post-transplant diabetes mellitus or malignancies including PTLD. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, HCV infections are more prevalent than HBV. Despite large geographical differences in prevalence, HBV and HCV status did not appear to have a significant impact on renal graft function, infections, malignancies and post-transplant diabetes mellitus up to 5 years after renal transplantation throughout the MOST countries.
Faculties and Departments:03 Faculty of Medicine > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Nephrologie
03 Faculty of Medicine > Departement Klinische Forschung > Bereich Medizinische Fächer (Klinik) > Nephrologie
UniBasel Contributors:Bock, H. Andreas
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Dustri-Verlag Karl Feistle
ISSN:0301-0430
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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