Nonimmunity against hepatitis B virus infection in patients newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease

Nonimmunity against hepatitis B virus infection in patients newly diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease

Background/AimsThis study aimed to elucidate the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) serologic markers in Korean patients newly diagnosed with, but not yet treated for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).MethodsWe prospectively enrolled 210 patients newly diagnosed with IBD (109 with ulcerative colit...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Seong Jae Yeo, Hyun Seok Lee, Byung Ik Jang, Eun Soo Kim, Seong Woo Jeon, Sung Kook Kim, Kyeong Ok Kim, Yoo Jin Lee, Hyun Jik Lee, Kyung Sik Park, Yun Jin Jung, Eun Young Kim, Chang Heon Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2018-07-01
Series:Intestinal Research
Subjects:
Inflammatory bowel disease
Colitis, ulcerative
Crohn disease
Hepatitis B virus
Vaccination
Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-16-400.pdf

Similar Items

Similar Items