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Determinants for the occurrence of acute exacerbation of hepatitis B virus infection in Chinese patients after HBeAg seroclearance.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Apr 2005
Yuan He-Jun, Yuen Man-Fung, Wong Danny Ka-Ho, Sum Siu-Man, Doutreloigne Joke, Sablon Erwin, Lai Ching-Lung
Abstract excerpt
This study was performed to determine the factors for predicting the occurrence of acute exacerbation of hepatitis B virus infection in HBeAg-negative patients. Two hundred and sixteen patients with known times of HBeAg seroclearance were recruited. Liver biochemistry and virologic markers were monitored. Precore and core promoter mutations were determined by a line probe assay. The median age at HBeAg...
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