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Hepatitis B Virus Treatment Gaps in the US.

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Wong RJ   +11 more
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Hepatitis B

Drug and Alcohol Review, 1996
AbstractHepatitis B remains a major public health problem around the world. The discovery of the hepatitis C virus has diverted interest from hepatitis B to this new virus and the epidemic associated with it, but hepatitis B remains a significant pathogen for millions of people worldwide.
R G, Batey, S J, Bollipo
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HEPATITIS B

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, 2000
The hepatitis B virus is a hepatotropic virus that can produce a variety of clinical syndromes in patients ranging in age from infants to elderly adults. Worldwide, it is among the leading causes of fulminant hepatic failure, cirrhosis, and hepatocellular carcinoma.
A S, Befeler, A M, Di Bisceglie
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Hepatitis B

Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, 1999
The management of acute HBV infection is supportive. Specific treatment is not indicated for HBV carriers because they often have no evidence of liver injury, and, further, do not respond to currently available therapies. Interferon monotherapy is best indicated for patients with chronic replicating HBV infection and evidence of chronic hepatitis ...
, Weakley, , Rajender Reddy K
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Hepatitis B vaccines

Clinics in Liver Disease, 2004
Immunization is the most effective way to prevent transmission of HBV and, hence, the development of acute or chronic hepatitis B. The national strategy to eliminate transmission of the virus in the United States includes vaccination of all newborn infants, children, adolescents, and high-risk adults.
Andy S, Yu   +2 more
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Hepatitis B

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America, 1989
Hepatitis B virus is an important sexually transmitted organism that causes not only disease in sexual partners but important perinatal illness as well. The obstetrician-gynecologist must be aware of the epidemiology and the pathophysiology of HBV infections, as well as strategies for treatment and prevention.
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HEPATITIS-B VACCINE

The Lancet, 1976
The high rate of infection with hepatitis B virus in certain defined populations in industralized countries and among the general population in many non-industrialized countries stresses the need for hepatitis B vaccines. Hepatitis B, one of at least six different forms of viral hepatitis, may progress to chronic liver disease, including chronic ...
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