Adefovir combined with hepatitis C virus treatment may prevent hepatitis B reactivation after hepatitis C virus eradication in hepatitis B and C virus carriers

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1235-1237

  Renou, Christophe ^a,e,h   Cadranel, Jean François ^b   Pariente, Alexandre ^c   Pénaranda, Guillaume ^f   Bourlière, Marc ^d   Halfon, Philippe ^g   Igual, Jean Pierre ^a   Harafa, Abdelouahid ^a   Muller, Pierre ^a   Bertrand, Jean Jacques ^a   Laugier, René ^e  

^a Hyères Hospital

^b Gastroenterology Department

^c Pau Hospital

^d Saint Joseph Hospital   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^e TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f Biostatistics Department   (United States)

^g Laboratoire Alphabio   (France)

^h Hyeres Hospital   (France)

Author keywords

Hepatitis B virus reactivation; Hepatitis C virus treatment hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR; ALPHA2A INTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; ERADICATION THERAPY; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADENINE; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; CARRIER STATE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; MALE; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 56749176240     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e328305ba2a     Document Type: Article

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