Management of HBV in immunocompromised patients
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Presence of HBV S-gene mutants in immunocompromised patients.
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is responsible for a serious, potentially fatal disease that affects approximately two billion people worldwide. Although an extended HBV immunization program has run since 1991, representing the most effective preventive measure possible, leading to a dramatic reduction of HBV hepatitis incidence, 4.5 million new HBV infections still occur every year. In 1988 the emerge...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Liver International
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1478-3223
DOI: 10.1111/liv.12055