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Antiviral efficacies of currently available rescue therapies for multidrug-resistant chronic hepatitis B.
Clinical and molecular hepatology - 1 Mar 2013
Park Mi Sung, Kim Beom Kyung, Kim Kyung Sik, Kim Ja Kyung, Kim Seung Up, Park Jun Yong, Kim Do Young, Baartarkhuu Oidov, Han Kwang Hyub, Chon Chae Yoon, Ahn Sang Hoon
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: The incidence of multidrug-resistant (MDR) chronic hepatitis B (CHB) during sequential lamivudine (LAM) and adefovir dipivoxil (ADV) treatment is increasing. We investigated the antiviral efficacies of various rescue regimens in patients who failed sequential LAM-ADV treatment. METHODS: Forty-eight patients (83.3% of whom were HBeAg-positive) who failed sequential LAM-ADV treatment were treated...
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