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Adefovir-resistant hepatitis B can be associated with viral rebound and hepatic decompensation.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Dec 2005
Fung Scott K, Andreone Pietro, Han Steve H, Rajender Reddy K, Regev Arie, Keeffe Emmet B, Hussain Munira, Cursaro Carmela, Richtmyer Pamela, Marrero Jorge A, Lok Anna S F
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The susceptibility of adefovir-resistant hepatitis B virus (HBV) mutants is only reduced by 3-10-fold in in vitro studies, suggesting that virologic breakthrough and clinical deterioration are unlikely. The aim of this study was to describe the clinical course of patients with ad...
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