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Retrospective analysis of hepatitis B virus chronic infection in 247 patients: clinical stages, response to treatment and poor prognostic factors
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Autores: Cunha-Silva,Marlone; Marinho,Fábio R.T.; Oliveira,Paulo F.; Lopes,Tirzah M.; Sevá-Pereira,Tiago; Lorena,Sonia L.S.; Almeida,Jazon R.S.
Abstract  Background: Chronic hepatitis B is a major cause of cirrhosis, and the natural history of the disease has several clinical stages that should be thoroughly understood for the implementation of proper treatment. Nonetheless, curing the disease with antiviral treatment remains a challenge.  Aims: To describe the clinical course, response to treatment, and poor prognostic factors in 247 hepatitis B virus chronic infection patients treated in a tertiary hospital in Brazil.  Methods: This was a retrospective and observational study, by analyzing the medical records of HBV infected patients between January 2000 and January 2015.  Results: Most patients were male (67.2%) and 74.1% were HBeAg negative. Approximately 41% had cirrhosis and 8.5% were...
Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Palavras-chave: Hepatitis B; Clinical stages; Treatment; Liver cirrhosis; Hepatocellular carcinoma.
Ano: 2017
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702017000400441