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Do different lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B genotypes carry the same risk of entecavir resistance?
Journal of medical virology - 1 Jan 2013
Lee Guan Huei, Aung Myat Oo, Dan Yock Young, Lee Yin Mei, Mak Belinda, Low How Cheng, Lim Kieron, Thwin Maung Aye, Tan Poh Seng, Lim Seng Gee
Abstract excerpt
Entecavir switch is one of the treatment options for lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B (HBV) patients in Asia. This study examined the outcome of patients with different baseline resistance genotypes in a cohort study. In this study, 14 patients with chronic HBV were treated with entecavir 1 mg/day for 5 years. Enrolment criteria include: documented lamivudine resistant mutations, treatment with adefovir 10 mg/day...
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