Treatment of pre- and post-liver transplantation HBV infection: Should we aim at combination therapy?
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Management of HBV Infection in Liver Transplantation Patients
In the absence of preventative therapy, reinfection of allografts with hepatitis B virus (HBV) after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) resulted in dismal allograft and patient survival. Major advances in the management of HBV-infected recipients of OLT during the past 15 years have steadily reduced the rate of reinfection, resulting in improved outcomes. Initially, long-term use of hepatit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Hepatology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0270-9139
DOI: 10.1016/j.hep.2003.10.001