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How to diagnose and treat hepatitis B virus antiviral drug resistance in the liver transplant setting.
Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society - 1 Oct 2008
Lok Anna S F
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1. Hepatitis B virus variants with antiviral drug-resistant mutations and/or hepatitis B immune globulin-resistant mutations are the main cause of hepatitis B virus reinfections post-liver transplant. 2. Early diagnosis of antiviral drug resistance and prompt initiation of rescue therapy are important in preventing hepatitis flares and hepatic decompensation. 3. Virologic breakthrough is the first indication of...
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