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Evidence of long-term suppression of hepatitis B virus DNA by tenofovir as rescue treatment in patients coinfected by HIV.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2008
Quiros-Roldan Eugenia, Calabresi Alessandra, Lapadula Giuseppe, Tirelli Valeria, Costarelli Silvia, Cologni Giuliana, Zaltron Serena, Puoti Massimo, Carosi Giampiero, Torti Carlo
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The efficacy of long-term hepatitis B virus (HBV) treatment with tenofovir (TDF) in relation to lamivudine (LMV) resistance in HIV patients failing on LMV deserves further investigations. METHODS: HIV-HBV coinfected patients were selected, provided that LMV was included in the first highly active antiretroviral therapy regimen and TDF was subsequently introduced. RESULTS: Forty HIV-HBV patients were...
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