| Literature DB >> 32211447 |
Claire Dysart1, Karine Rozenberg-Ben-Dror2, Mariscelle Sales3.
Abstract
Hepatitis B reactivation (HBR) is a complication of immunosuppression associated with significant morbidity and mortality. To further complicate interpretation of hepatitis B serologies, false positivity can occur in patients with recent intravenous immunoglobulin exposure. This scenario is not well recognized and may lead to inappropriate prescribing of HBR prophylaxis. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America 2020.Entities:
Keywords: hepatitis B; immunoglobulin; reactivation; rituximab; serologies
Year: 2020 PMID: 32211447 PMCID: PMC7085305 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa080
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Open Forum Infect Dis ISSN: 2328-8957 Impact factor: 3.835