Antiviral therapy against chronic hepatitis B in Brazil: high rates of lamivudine resistance mutations and correlation with HBV genotypes

The effectiveness of antiviral treatments of chronic hepatitis B has been poorly studied in Brazil. Here, hepatitis B virus (HBV) DNA positivity, drug resistance mutations and their association with HBV genotypes were evaluated in chronically HBV-infected patients under different drug regimens in Br...

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Main Authors: Francisco Campello do Amaral Mello, Carlos Augusto Fernandes, Selma de Andrade Gomes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) 2012-05-01
Series:Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762012000300005&lng=en&tlng=en