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Influential factors of prognosis in lamivudine treatment for patients with acute-on-chronic hepatitis B liver failure.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Mar 2010
Sun Li-Jie, Yu Jian-Wu, Zhao Yong-Hua, Kang Peng, Li Shu-Chen
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a major global health issue, and the prognosis of patients with HBV-associated acute-on-chronic hepatic failure (ACLF) is extremely poor. In this study, the efficacy of lamivudine was investigated in patients with ACLF. The effects of HBV DNA load and its related factors on the prognosis were also further explored. METHODS: A matched retrospective...
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