Open Access
Testing for hepatitis B infection in prospective chemotherapy patients: A retrospective study
Author(s) -
Ying Wang,
Xinmei Luo,
Dan Yang,
Jie Zhang,
Hongyu Zhuo,
Jian Zhang,
Yu Jiang
Publication year - 2013
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.v19.i6.923
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatitis b virus , chemotherapy , hbsag , hepatitis b , gastroenterology , retrospective cohort study , serology , rituximab , cancer , immunology , chemotherapy regimen , lymphoma , antibody , virus
To estimate hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection testing rate in cancer patients before chemotherapy with a focus on HBV reactivation.