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289. Importance of Universal Screening for Hepatitis B in Cancer Patients: Quality Improvement Project in Japan

BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation after immunosuppressive therapy in cancer patients is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. In the United States (US), infection rate of previous HBV infection and chronic HBV infection in cancer patients is 6.5% and 0.6%,, respectively...

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Autores principales: Mori, Nobuyoshi, Motoki, Tsutomu, Matsuo, Takahiro, Ohde, Sachiko
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6810101/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofz360.364