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[Entecavir].
Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 1 May 2008
Calleja José Luis, Peñas Beatriz
Abstract excerpt
Chronic hepatitis B continues to be a serious problem worldwide. Because a high viral load is associated with greater progression to cirrhosis and hepatocarcinoma in these patients, new drugs that achieve rapid, potent and lasting suppression of viral replication must be sought. Entecavir is a new, highly potent antiviral agent; phase II and III studies have demonstrated this drug to be superior to placebo and...
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