Age-related decline in anti-HBV antibodies in vaccinated kidney transplant recipients.

Darshana M Dadhania Paolo Cravedi Emily A BlumbergGabriel StryniakMaria E Montez-Rath Jonathan S Maltzman

Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2023)

Significant declines in HBsAb levels occur postkidney transplantation, especially in older individuals, thus placing exposed older kidney transplant recipients at greater risk of HBV infection and associated complications.

Keyphrases

hepatitis b virus
community dwelling
liver failure
middle aged
physical activity
risk factors
stem cells