Oral Antiviral Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection: Is Continuous Treatment Needed?
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occult hepatitis b virus infection in patients with chronic hepatitis c treated with antiviral therapy
background occult hepatitis b virus infection (obi) is defined as the presence of hepatitis b virus (hbv) dna in the liver and/or in the serum of patients with negative results of hepatitis b s antigen (hbsag) test with or without serological markers of previous viral exposure. the impact of obi in patients with chronic hepatitis c (chc) is still unclear. objectives the aim of this study was to...
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عنوان ژورنال: Gastroenterology & Hepatology: Open Access
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2373-6372
DOI: 10.15406/ghoa.2014.01.00005