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SUBMITTER: Panigrahi R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3621210 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Panigrahi Rajesh R Biswas Avik A De Binay Krishna BK Chakrabarti Sekhar S Chakravarty Runu R
Virology journal 20130214
<h4>Background</h4>Antiviral therapy using nucleos(t)ide analogues (NAs) is an effective control measure of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection; however they need long term treatment. Presence of drug-resistance mutations may get in the way of the efficacy of antiviral therapy. Our study was aimed at defining the prevalence of HBV drug-resistance in HBVrt region in a population of 147 HBsAg positive patients.<h4>Findings</h4>HBV/D has shown multiple types of HBVrt mutations both among trea ...[more]