Month: July 2020

A Rare Clinical Course of Spontaneous Loss of Surface Antigen of Chronic Hepatitis B by Vertical Transmission: A Case Report

The spontaneous loss of surface antigen (SLS) with or without antibodies is considered to be the manifestation of functional cure for chronic hepatitis B virus (CHB) infection. The probability of SLS is very low and its mechanism is unknown. There are many studies on the natural history of SLS, but few studies on its occurrence …

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Two Infant Cases of Chronic Hepatitis B Cirrhosis Treated with Lamivudine and Literatures Review

This study aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of lamivudine treatment for infant children with Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) cirrhosis. Clinical features, laboratory examinations, efficacy and safety of lamivudine anti- viral therapy for two infant cases with chronic hepatitis B cirrhosis who were treated and relative long-term followed up in our hospital were reported. …

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Is HIV in the Human Population Since the Beginning of our Existence?

Despite great success in the diagnostics and therapy of AIDS, there are many unanswered questions. Without giving the answers to these questions more successful treatment of patients cannot be expected. The strong argument for this prediction is a fact that it is not possible to stop the worldwide spread of AIDS, especially in Africa. The …

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Metamorphosis (Transfiguration) of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis

Nowadays between 30% and 50% of patients with liver cirrhosis die due to bacterial infections [1, 2]. Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) is a big complication of the severe complication “ascites” in liver cirrhosis [3-5]. SBP is the main cause of death in patients with cirrhosis [2, 6]. SBP does not arisefrom intraabdominal source which requiressurgery …

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