Hepatitis B reactivation in the setting of chemotherapy and immunosuppression - prevention is better than cure

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 954-967

  Pattullo, Venessa ^a,b  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Entecavir; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B virus reactivation; Immunosuppression; Lamivudine; Prophylaxis; Rituximab; Tenofovir

Indexed keywords

EID: 84928992373     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i7.954     Document Type: Article

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