Lan, Joung-Liang

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