Should adults with diabetes mellitus be vaccinated against hepatitis B virus? A systematic review of diabetes mellitus and the progression of hepatitis B disease

• Main Authors: Zobair Younossi (Author), Katrin Kochems (Author), Marc de Ridder (Author), Desmond Curran (Author), Eveline M. Bunge (Author), Laurence de Moerlooze (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Despite the burden of diabetes mellitus (DM), little is known about the role of this and other metabolic syndromes on the severity of hepatitis B virus (HBV) chronicity and liver disease progression. The value of hepatitis B vaccination and its impact on liver diseases and HCC has been largely demon...