Notes from the field: transplant-transmitted hepatitis B virus --- United States, 2010.

TitleNotes from the field: transplant-transmitted hepatitis B virus --- United States, 2010.
Publication TypeMiscellaneous
Year of Publication2011
AuthorsCDC
Accession Number21849966
KeywordsAcute Disease, Adult, Hepatitis B / tm [Transmission], Hepatitis B virus / ip [Isolation & Purification], Humans, IM, Liver Transplantation / ae [Adverse Effects], Male, Mass Screening, Risk Factors, Tissue Donors, United States / ep [Epidemiology]
Abstract

On March 29, 2011, CDC was notified about a possible transplant-associated hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection in a liver transplant recipient with no known risk factors for HBV infection. An investigation was begun to learn if other recipients of organs or tissues from the donor had been infected with HBV and to investigate potential sources of the donor's infection.
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