Clinical significance of hepatitis B e antigen level measurement during long-term lamivudine therapy in chronic hepatitis B patients with e antigen positive

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 12, Issue 41, 2006, Pages 6693-6698

  Shin, Jung Woo ^a   Park, Neung Hwa ^a   Jung, Seok Won ^a   Kim, Byung Chul ^a   Kwon, Sung Ho ^a   Park, Jae Serk ^a   Jeong, In Du ^a   Bang, Sung Jo ^a   Kim, Do Ha ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breakthrough; Hepatitis B e antigen positive chronic hepatitis B; Lamivudine; Non response; Quantitative HBeAg levels

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS B(E) ANTIGEN; LAMIVUDINE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC HEPATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751279100     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i41.6693     Document Type: Article

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