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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation-The potential role of direct-acting agents for hepatitis C virus (HCV).
Reviews in medical virology - 1 Jul 2018
Blackard Jason T, Sherman Kenneth E
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is known to inhibit hepatitis B virus (HBV) replication in patients with HBV/HCV coinfection. Reactivation of HBV in patients treated for HCV with direct-acting agents (DAAs) has emerged recently as an important clinical consideration. A growing number of case reports and case series support the association between new HCV treatments and HBV reactivation. Yet, very little is known about...
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