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[Natural history of chronic hepatitis B].
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - 1 Jan 2000
Fonseca José Carlos Ferraz da
Abstract excerpt
An estimated 350 million people worldwide are chronically infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV). Three phases of chronic hepatitis B virus infection is are recognized: the immune tolerant phase (HBeAg-positive, high levels of serum HBV-DNA, normal ALT, and no evidence of active liver diseases), the immune clearance phase or chronic hepatitis phase (HBeAg-positive, high levels of serum HBV-DNA, elevated ALT, and...
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