Clinical and Immunological Factors Associated with Postpartum Hepatic Flares in Immune-Tolerant Pregnant Women with Hepatitis B Virus Infection Treated with Telbivudine

Background/Aims: To investigate postpartum hepatic flares and associated factors in highly viremic pregnant patients in the immune tolerance phase who adopted telbivudine (LdT) treatment in the last trimester to reduce vertical transmission of hepatitis B virus. Methods: Hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg...

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Published in:	Gut and Liver
Main Authors:	Junfeng Lu, Xiaoxiao Wang, Yunxia Zhu, Lina Ma, Sujun Zheng, Zhongjie Hu, Xinyue Chen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Gastroenterology Council for Gut and Liver 2021-11-01
Subjects:	postpartum hepatic flares immune tolerance pregnancy hepatitis b
Online Access:	http://gutnliver.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.5009/gnl21001