1. The use of low-dose immunosuppressive therapy along with pre- and posttransplantation nucleos(t)ide therapy and posttransplantation hepatitis B immunoglobulin (HBIG) has yielded marked improvements in survival. 2. Lamivudine (Epivir-HBV), adefovir (Hepsera), entecavir (Baraclude), tenofovir (Vire
Individualizing hepatitis B infection prophylaxis in liver transplant recipients
β Scribed by Alyson N. Fox; Norah A. Terrault
- Book ID
- 116652477
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 221 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0168-8278
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