One year of lamivudine treatment results in increased hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) seroconversion and serum hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA negativity in children with chronic hepatitis B and high serum alanine aminotransferase concentrations. Two hundred seventy-six children who participated in a 1-ye
Predictors for early HBeAg loss during lamivudine therapy in HBeAg-positive chronic hepatitis B patients with acute exacerbation
β Scribed by Cheng-Yuan Peng; Chih-Bin Chen; Hsueh-Chou Lai; Wen-Pang Su; Po-Heng Chuang; Hong-Dar Isaac Wu; Long-Bin Jeng
- Book ID
- 107593918
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 188 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1936-0533
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