Renal Transplantation in Asymptomatic Carriers of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen

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Abstract
The aim of the present study was: (a) to assess the effect of HBsAg on the survival of both renal grafts and patients, and (b) to determine the outcome of HBV chronic infection after renal transplantation. Fourteen patients seropositive for HBsAg but asymptomatic before renal transplantation (group A) were included in the study. The results were compared to those of 14 transplanted patients (group B) seronegative for HBsAg with similar age and immunosuppressive treatment. Four patients received a graft from a living-related donor and 10 patients from a cadaver donor in each group. Eight of 14 patients of group A showed, after renal transplantation, chronic hepatitis, which was not observed in any of the group B patients (p

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