Kinetics of viral loads and risk of hepatitis B virus reactivation in hepatitis B core antibody-positive rheumatoid arthritis patients undergoing anti-tumour necrosis factor alpha therapy. [electronic resource]
- Annals of the rheumatic diseases Oct 2011
- 1719-25 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article
1468-2060
10.1136/ard.2010.148783 doi
Adalimumab Adult Antibodies, Monoclonal--adverse effects Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized Antirheumatic Agents--adverse effects Antiviral Agents--therapeutic use Arthritis, Rheumatoid--complications Etanercept Female Hepatitis B Antibodies--blood Hepatitis B Surface Antigens--blood Hepatitis B virus--isolation & purification Hepatitis B, Chronic--complications Humans Immunoglobulin G--adverse effects Immunosuppressive Agents--adverse effects Lamivudine--therapeutic use Male Middle Aged Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor--therapeutic use Retrospective Studies Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha--antagonists & inhibitors Viral Load Virus Activation--drug effects