Reactivation of hepatitis B virus infection in rheumatic diseases: risk and management considerations
In patients with rheumatic diseases undergoing immunosuppressive treatment, hepatitis B virus reactivation (HBVr) has been long recognized as a major treatment-related adverse event with substantial morbidity and mortality. Because HBVr is easily preventable with appropriate screening and monitoring...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-03-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Musculoskeletal Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1759720X20912646 |