Hepatitis B in the human immunodeficiency virus-infected patient: Epidemiology, natural history, and treatment

Seminars in Liver Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 125-136

  Thio, Chloe L ^a,b  

^a Johns Hopkins University ^*  (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adefovir; Hepatitis B; HIV; Interferon alfa; Lamivudine

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR; ALPHA INTERFERON; ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; EMTRICITABINE; ENTECAVIR; HEPATITIS A VACCINE; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; LAMIVUDINE; NUCLEOSIDE ANALOG; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; TELBIVUDINE; TENOFOVIR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS DNA;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATTY LIVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS B; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; LACTIC ACIDOSIS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERINFECTION; VACCINATION; VIRUS MUTATION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS;

EID: 0037607496     PISSN: 02728087     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39951     Document Type: Article

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