Individualizing hepatitis B infection prophylaxis in liver transplant recipients

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 507-509

  Fox, Alyson N ^a   Terrault, Norah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADEFOVIR; ENTECAVIR; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODY; HEPATITIS B VACCINE; LAMIVUDINE; TENOFOVIR;

ALGORITHM; ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; EDITORIAL; GRAFT RECIPIENT; HEPATITIS B; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CELL CARCINOMA; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MONOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS B, CHRONIC; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MALE;

EID: 84860389498     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2011.04.002     Document Type: Editorial

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