Management of Fulminant Hepatitis B
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The presence in serum of hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg) and hepatitis B virus DNA, which are each regarded as reflecting multiplication of hepatitis B virus, were looked for one to five days after the onset of hepatic encephalopathy in 64 patients with fulminant hepatitis B. HBeAg and hepatitis B virus DNA were found in the serum of only 24 (37%) and six (9%) patients, respectively. Hepatitis B ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Infectious Disease Reports
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1523-3847,1534-3146
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-019-0682-9