The impact of hepatitis B and C positive serologies on the outcomes of non-hepatic solid organ transplantation in the United States

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Chronic viral hepatitis B (HBV) and C (HCV) infection could negatively affect outcomes of non-hepatic solid organ transplantations due to the risk of viral reactivation in the presence of immunosuppression. This study aimed to determine post-transplant outcomes in patients with HBV or HCV positivity receiving non-hepatic solid-state organ transplant. Data was collected from the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) 2006-2021 for patients (≥18) who received a lung, heart, or kidney single organ transplant in the U.S. Hepatitis C positivity (HCV+) was determined as positive HCV Ab and hepatitis B positivity (HBV+) as positive HBsAg. We included N = 30,872 lung, N = 36,990 heart and N = 280,162 kidney transplant recipients. The prevalence of HBV+ was 1.3% in lung, 1.5% in heart and 1.7% in kidney patients, HCV+ was 2.2%, 2.2% and 5.0%, respectively. Post-transplant survival of patients with vs. without HBV+ was similar in all solid organ transplants (all p > .05). Similarly, there was no difference in post-transplant survival between lung transplant recipients with vs. without anti-HCV (all p > .05). Heart transplant recipients with HCV+ had higher crude post-transplant mortality (all p < .01). Similarly, there was higher post-transplant mortality in kidney transplant recipients with HCV+ (1-year: 6% vs. 3%; 5-year: 21% vs. 13%; 10-year: 47% vs. 31%; all p < .0001). In multivariate analysis controlling for confounders, only the association of HCV+ with higher post-kidney transplant mortality remained significant: adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) (95% CI) = 1.16 (1.12-1.20), p < .0001. There was no association of viral hepatitis seropositivity with the risk of graft failure in all groups (p > .05). In most cases, the presence of HBV or HCV serologies is not associated with adverse post-transplant outcomes in non-hepatic solid organ transplants. However, kidney transplant recipients who are positive for HCV serology have an increased risk for post-transplant mortality.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Journal of viral hepatitis - 31(2024), 4 vom: 15. Apr., Seite 181-188

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alqahtani, Saleh A [VerfasserIn]
Stepanova, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Al Shabeeb, Reem [VerfasserIn]
Eberly, Kathrine Luz [VerfasserIn]
Ong, Janus [VerfasserIn]
Younossi, Zobair M [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Kidney
Mortality
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Survival
Treatment
Viral hepatitis

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Date Completed 18.03.2024

Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/jvh.13916

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM366494139