Hepatitis B and C virus reactivation in immunosuppressed patients with inflammatory bowel disease

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 20, Issue 13, 2014, Pages 3516-3524

  Sansone, Stefano ^a   Guarino, Maria ^a   Castiglione, Fabiana ^a   Rispo, Antonio ^a   Auriemma, Francesco ^a   Loperto, Ilaria ^a   Rea, Matilde ^a   Caporaso, Nicola ^a   Morisco, Filomena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biological agents; Hepatitis B virus reactivation; Hepatitis C virus reactivation; Inflammatory bowel disease; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AZATHIOPRINE; INFLIXIMAB; LAMIVUDINE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA INHIBITOR; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; SCREENING; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VACCINATION; VIRUS REACTIVATION; COMPLICATION; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS C; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; RISK; VIROLOGY; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; HEPACIVIRUS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; PREVALENCE; RISK; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 84897535980     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i13.3516     Document Type: Article

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