Efficacy of Lamivudine or Entecavir on Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Hepatitis B

<p><b>Background/Aims: </b>Spontaneous acute exacerbation of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection occasionally occurs in its natural history, sometimes leading rapidly to fatal hepatic failure. We compared the effects of lamivudine (LAM) with those of entecavir (ETV) treatment...

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Main Author: Tatsuo Kanda, Masami Shinozaki, Hidehiro Kamezaki, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Makoto Arai, Keiichi Fujiwara, Nobuaki Goto, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ivyspring International Publisher 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Sciences
Online Access:http://www.medsci.org/v09p0027.htm