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[Interferon in hepatitis B].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 May 2008
García Buey Luisa, González Mateos Fernando, Moreno Otero Ricardo
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a worldwide public health problem. There are an estimated 350 million persons with chronic HBV infection that could progress to cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma with nearly one million deaths per year. In the last few years the therapeutic options in chronic hepatitis B have increased and currently six treatments are authorized: standard interferon (IFN)-alpha, pegylated...
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