To study whether interferon (IFN) ␣ and ribavirin combination therapy has a beneficial effect for hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive chronic hepatitis B, we enrolled 119 such patients in a randomized study. Fifty-nine patients received 5 million units of IFN-␣2b daily for 4 weeks followed by 5 m
A randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of 12-month famciclovir treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis B e antigen–positive hepatitis B
✍ Scribed by Robert A. de Man; Patrick Marcellin; Flavio Habal; Paul Desmond; Teresa Wright; Toby Rose; Regina Jurewicz; Clarence Young
- Book ID
- 111721318
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 219 KB
- Volume
- 32
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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