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Entecavir vs. lamivudine in chronic hepatitis B patients with severe acute exacerbation and hepatic decompensation.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jun 2014
Chen Chien-Hung, Lin Chih-Lang, Hu Tsung-Hui, Hung Chao-Hung, Tseng Po-Lin, Wang Jing-Houng, Chang Juan-Yu, Lu Sheng-Nan, Chien Rong-Nan, Lee Chuan-Mo
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: We compared the mortality and treatment response between lamivudine (LAM) and entecavir (ETV) in chronic hepatitis B (CHB) patients with severe acute exacerbation and hepatic decompensation. METHODS: From 2003 to 2010 (the LAM group) and 2008 to 2010 (the ETV group), 215 and 107 consecutive CHB naïve patients with severe acute exacerbation and hepatic decompensation treated with LAM and ETV...
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