Effects of rituximab dose on hepatitis B reactivation in patients with resolved infection undergoing immunologic incompatible kidney transplantation

Abstract Sensitized patients received desensitization therapy with rituximab for kidney transplantation. However, the impact of rituximab dose on hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is unknown. Patients who underwent living donor kidney transplantation between 2008 and 2016 were grouped according t...

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Main Authors: Juhan Lee, Jun Yong Park, Deok Gie Kim, Jee Youn Lee, Beom Seok Kim, Myoung Soo Kim, Soon Il Kim, Yu Seun Kim, Kyu Ha Huh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-34111-5