Open AccessEffect of SEN virus coinfection on outcome of lamivudine therapy in patients with hepatitis B
Author(s) -
Dong Xu,
DaiShi Tian,
Zhengang Zhang,
Hongyun Chen,
Song Pei-hui
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i7.968
Subject(s) - lamivudine , coinfection , virology , hepatitis b virus , hepatitis b , medicine , hbeag , virus , hbsag
Interactions between hepatitis B virus (HBV) and other viral hepatitis infections are well known, whether the newly discovered SEN virus (SENV) has any effect on lamivudine antiHBV activity is unclear. Our aim was to clarify the effect on treatment outcome of coinfection with SEN virus in patients with hepatitis B during lamivudine therapy.