Quantitative maternal hepatitis B surface antigen predicts maternally transmitted hepatitis B virus infection

Wan‐Hsin Wen, Chi‐Wen Huang, Wei‐Chu Chie, Chun‐Yan Yeung, Lu‐Lu Zhao, Wen‐Terng Lin, Jia‐Feng Wu, Yen‐Hsuan Ni, Hong‐Yuan Hsu, Mei‐Hwei Chang, Lung‐Huang Lin, Huey‐Ling Chen – 4 April 2016 – Despite immunoprophylaxis, hepatitis B virus (HBV) transmission in highly viremic mothers remains a global health issue. Using quantitative maternal surface antigen (HBsAg) to predict HBV infection in infants has not been investigated. We enrolled 526 mother‐infant pairs with positive maternal HBsAg under current immunoprophylaxis.

Protective role of normothermic machine perfusion during reduced‐size liver transplantation in pigs

Zhi‐Bin Zhang, Wei Gao, Yuan Shi, Lei Liu, Ning Ma, Jing Chen, Zhi‐Jun Zhu – 31 March 2016 – The purpose of this study is to explore whether normothermic machine perfusion (NMP) preservation is superior to cold preservation during reduced‐size liver transplantation (RSLT) in pigs. Twenty‐four healthy Ba‐Ma mini pigs were used (aged >13 months; weight 25‐35 kg; regardless of sex). The animals were randomized into 2 groups.

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