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Poor Recognition of Risk Factors for Hepatitis B by Physicians Prescribing Immunosuppressive Therapy: A Call for Universal Rather than Risk-Based Screening
BACKGROUND: Reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) during immunosuppressive therapy (IST) can lead to severe and even fatal hepatitis but can be largely prevented with prophylactic antiviral therapy. Screening for HBV prior to starting IST is recommended. Both risk-based and universal screening hav...
Autores principales: | Visram, Alissa, Chan, Kelvin K. W., McGee, Phyllis, Boro, Jordana, Hicks, Lisa K., Feld, Jordan J. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4398053/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25875198 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120749 |
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