Review Article

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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The Chronic Hepatitis B Treatment Virologic Response to HAART among HBV/ HIV Co-Infected Patients Who Failed Lamivudine Containing Regimens

All HIV/HBV co-infected patients in Serbia have been treated with HAART containing an anti- HBV drug, irrespective of CD4 cell count and HBV disease status in order to prevent more active liver disease. Like in many developing countries, lamivudine containing HAART was used in all HBV/HIV co-infected individuals