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The significance of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes for the disease and treatment outcome among patients with chronic hepatitis B in Serbia.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Sept 2013
Milosevic Ivana, Delic Dragan, Lazarevic Ivana, Pavlovic Ivana Pesic, Korac Milos, Bojovic Ksenija, Jevtovic Djordje
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes influence disease progression and treatment outcome. OBJECTIVES: To determine natural history and treatment outcome in patient chronically infected with HBV. STUDY DESIGN: A cohort study included 162 treatment naive patients with chronic HBV infection in order to analyze factors influencing natural history of infection and survival. RESULTS: Genotype A was far less...
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