Entecavir Treatment in Children and Adolescents with Chronic Hepatitis B Virus Infection

• Main Authors: Kai-Chi Chang (Author), Jia-Feng Wu (Author), Hong-Yuan Hsu (Author), Huey-Ling Chen (Author), Yen-Hsuan Ni (Author), Mei-Hwei Chang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The aim of this study was to investigate the treatment response of entecavir (ETV) in children and adolescents with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) who acquired infection perinatally or during early childhood. Methods: A total of nine treatment-naïve patients [median aged 12.2 years (range: 2.6-18.0); fi...