Hepatitis B genotypes and response to adefovir treatment in patients with HBV chronic infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 399-401

  Scotto, Gaetano ^a   Fazio, Vincenzina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b Hospital of Foggia   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; VIRUS DNA;

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADENINE; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; PHOSPHONIC ACIDS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952548865     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.03.002     Document Type: Letter

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