Persistence of acute infection with hepatitis B virus genotype A and treatment in Japan

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 33-39

  Suzuki, Yoshiyuki ^a   Kobayashi, Mariko ^a   Ikeda, Kenji ^a   Suzuki, Fumitaka ^a   Arfase, Yasuji ^a   Akuta, Norio ^a   Hosaka, Tetsuya ^a   Saitoh, Satoshi ^a   Kobayashi, Masahiro ^a   Someya, Takashi ^a   Matsuda, Marie ^a   Sato, Junko ^a   Watabiki, Sachiyo ^a   Miyakawa, Yuzo ^b   Kumada, Hiromitsu ^a  

^a TORANOMON HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Miyakawa Memorial Research Foundation   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acute hepatitis; Chronic hepatitis; Genotypes; Hepatitis B virus; Interferon; Lamivudine

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BETA INTERFERON; GLYCYRRHIZIC ACID; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN; HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; INTERFERON; LAMIVUDINE; SMIFERON; VIRUS DNA;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC ACTIVE HEPATITIS; CHRONICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; VIRUS TYPING;

ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B E ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGENS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTERFERONS; JAPAN; LAMIVUDINE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

HEPATITIS B VIRUS;

EID: 20144388883     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.20320     Document Type: Article

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