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World J Clin Infect Dis. Sep 8, 2026; 15(1): 122164
Published online Sep 8, 2026. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.122164
Published online Sep 8, 2026. doi: 10.5495/wjcid.122164
Table 1 Hepatitis B surface antigen positive patient characteristics and post-liver transplant hepatitis B immune globulin treatment outcomes
| Patient characteristics | Serologies at 2 months post-LT | Serologies at 6 months post-LT | Serologies at 12 months post-LT | ||||||||||
| Age, sex | Reason for LT, co-infection | HBV DNA pre-LT (IU/mL) | HBIG therapy duration (months) | NA post-LT | HBsAg | HBV DNA (IU/mL) | HBsAb titer (mIU/mL) | HBsAg | HBV DNA (IU/mL) | HBsAb titer (mIU/mL) | HBsAg | HBV DNA (IU/mL) | HBsAb titer (mIU/mL) |
| 55, male | Cirrhosis | < 10 | Did not receive | TAF | Negative | 0 | - | Negative | 0 | - | Negative | 0 | - |
| 59, male | Cirrhosis, HCC | 0 | Did not receive | TDF | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | Negative | 0 | 3 |
| 49, male | Cirrhosis, HCC | < 10 | Did not receive | TAF | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | - | 0 | - |
| 50, male | Cirrhosis, HCC | < 10 | Did not receive | TDF | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - |
| 59, female | Acute liver failure | 71000000 | 4 | TDF | Negative | 10 | - | - | - | - | Negative | - | - |
| 58, female | Cirrhosis | 0 | 6 | TAF | Negative | 0 | - | Negative | 0 | 242 | Negative | 0 | 19 |
| 64, male | Cirrhosis, HIV | 1000000000 | 6 | TAF | - | 84 | - | - | 10 | - | - | 10 | - |
| 67, male | Cirrhosis | 141 | 6 | TDF | Negative | 10 | - | Negative | 10 | - | Negative | 10 | - |
| 59, male | Cirrhosis | 128 | 6 | TDF, entecavir | Negative | 20 | 294 | - | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| 59, male | Cirrhosis, HCC, HDV | 0 | 6 | TDF | Negative | 0 | - | Negative | 0 | 1000 | Negative | 0 | 759 |
| 46, female | Acute liver failure | 7110 | 6 | TAF, TDF, Entecavir | - | 19 | - | - | 0 | - | Negative | 10 | 3 |
| 60, female | Cirrhosis | 214000000 | 12 | Entecavir | Negative | 77 | 14 | Negative | 18 | 24 | Negative | 10 | 104 |
| 48, female | Acute liver failure | 1010 | 6 | TAF | Negative | 0 | - | - | 0 | - | Negative | 0 | 5 |
| 56, male | Cirrhosis, HCC | < 10 | 5 days (intra-/post-operatively | TAF | Negative | 0 | 791 | - | - | - | Negative | 0 | 3 |
- Citation: Abate HM, Byrns J, Martschenko A, King LY, Wegermann K. Hepatitis B immune globulin to prevent hepatitis B recurrence after liver transplant: A single-center experience. World J Clin Infect Dis 2026; 15(1): 122164
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3176/full/v15/i1/122164.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5495/wjcid.122164