Lamivudine and interferon-alpha combination treatment of childhood patients with chronic hepatitis B infection

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 988-992

  Dikici, Bunyamin ^a   Bosnak, Mehmet ^a   Kara, I Hamdi ^a   Dogru, Omer ^a   Dagli, Abdullah ^a   Gürkan, Fuat ^b   Haspolat, Kenan ^a  

^a DICLE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Çocuk Sal Ve Hastalklar ABD ^*

Author keywords

Childhood; Chronic hepatitis B; Interferon alpha; Lamivudine; Therapy

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HAIR LOSS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; DRUG SYNERGISM; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; LAMIVUDINE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034790866     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-200110000-00013     Document Type: Article

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