Viral genotypes and response to interferon in patients with acute prolonged hepatitis B virus infection of adulthood in Japan

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 522-528

  Kobayashi, Mariko ^a   Arase, Yasuji ^a   Ikeda, Kenji ^a   Tsubota, Akihito ^a   Suzuki, Yoshiyuki ^a   Saitoh, Satoshi ^a   Kobayashi, Masahiro ^a   Suzuki, Fumitaka ^a   Akuta, Norio ^a   Someya, Takashi ^a   Matsuda, Marie ^a   Sato, Junko ^a   Takagi, Kimiko ^a   Miyakawa, Yuzo ^b   Kumada, Hiromitsu ^a  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Miyakawa Memorial Research Foundation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis B; Genotypes; Hepatitis B e antigen; Hepatitis B surface antigen; Hepatitis B virus; Interferon

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; INTERFERON; PREDNISOLONE;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS GENE;

ACUTE DISEASE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; JAPAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 0036883565     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.10239     Document Type: Article

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