Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a common cause of advanced liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma and has become a worldwide public health issue. Liver transplantation (LT) is the most effective therapeutic option for HBV-infected patients who have acute or chronic liver failure and
Hepatitis B immunoglobulin discontinuation followed by hepatitis B virus vaccination: A new strategy in the prophylaxis of hepatitis B virus recurrence after liver transplantation
✍ Scribed by Alberto Sánchez-Fueyo; Antoni Rimola; Luis Grande; Josep Costa; Antoni Mas; Miguel Navasa; Isabel Cirera; Jose Maria Sánchez-Tapias; Juan Rodés
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 90 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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