Hepatitis B virus reactivation following immunosuppressive therapy: guidelines for prevention and management

It is well known that immunosuppressive drugs or cancer chemotherapy can stimulate replication of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and precipitate severe flares of HBV infection. The risk of this syndrome of ‘reactivation hepatitis B’ is highest in haematopoietic stem cell or solid organ transplant recipient...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Internal medicine journal 2007-10, Vol.37 (10), p.705-712
Hauptverfasser:	Lubel, J. S., Testro, A. G., Angus, P. W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Disease Management hepatitis B Hepatitis B - immunology Hepatitis B - prevention & control Hepatitis B - therapy Hepatitis B virus Hepatitis B virus - physiology Humans Immunosuppressive Agents - adverse effects immunosuppressive therapy Practice Guidelines as Topic - standards Virus Activation - drug effects Virus Activation - physiology
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