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HBV/4DR 9G test and its comparison with INNO-LiPA HBV multi-DR test for the detection of drug-resistant Hepatitis B virus.
Journal of virological methods - 1 Nov 2016
Chantratita Wasun, Song Keum-Soo, Pongthanapisith Viroj, Thongbaiphet Nipa, Angkanavin Kanokwan, Nimse Satish Balasaheb, Sonawane Mukesh Digambar, Kim Taisun
Abstract excerpt
A significant proportion of patients with chronic Hepatitis B infection require antiviral therapy during their life time. The Antiviral therapy with lamivudine or adefovir or telbivudine has shown to be a major risk factor for selection of resistance. Eighty percent of patients showed a development of lamivudine-resistant strains after five years of treatment with lamivudine alone. Adefovir and telbivudine...
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