Update of research and management of hepatitis B
β Scribed by Takeshi Okanoue; Masahito Minami
- Publisher
- Springer Japan
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 170 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0944-1174
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A n estimated 350 million persons worldwide and 1.25 million in the United States are infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Hepatitis B carriers are at risk for development of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The natural history of chronic HBV infection is variable. Persons with chroni
## Abstract The ultimate goal of treatment is suppression of viral replication to undetectable HBVβDNA levels prior to and after liver transplantation (LT) to prevent infection of the newly transplanted liver. Most published data are available from therapy with lamivudine (LAM) in preβ and postβtra