Patients undergoing liver transplantation for hepatitis B-related liver disease are prone to recurrence. The mainstay of prophylaxis has been passive immunotherapy with hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG). Antiviral therapy with lamivudine has proven effective in lowering hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA
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Subcutaneous administration of hepatitis B immune globulin in combination with lamivudine following orthotopic liver transplantation: effective prophylaxis against recurrence
โ Scribed by James J. Powell; Wichian Apiratpracha; Nilufar Partovi; Siegfried R. Erb; Charles H. Scudamore; Urs P. Steinbrecher; Andrezj K. Buczkowski; Stephen W. Chung; Eric M. Yoshida
- Book ID
- 110889698
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 80 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0902-0063
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