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Background and Aims
Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) is recommended for chronic hepatitis B (CHB) treatment, but it may induce kidney dysfunction whose management is not yet known. This Italian, multicentre, retrospective study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of switching to entecavir (ETV) patients who developed TDF‐associated glomerular and/or tubular dysfunction.
Methods
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Introduction We investigated 170 HBsAg-positive immigrants living in Italy for 1–7 years to ascertain whether they may have become infected in the host country. Methods Of 2032 adult immigrants interviewed, 1727 (85%) voluntarily adhered to a screening program for bloodborne or sexually transmitted infections. HBsAg was detected in 170 (9.8%) screened immigrants who completed the diagnostic, clinical...
In a recent testing in the metropolitan area of Naples, Italy, on 945 irregular immigrants or refugees, 87 HBsAg chronic carriers were identified, 53 of whom were infected by HBV‐genotype E. The aim of the present study was to identify the genetic diversity of HBV‐genotype E in these 53 immigrants. The 53 immigrant patients with HBV‐genotype‐E infection were born in Africa, central or eastern Asia,...
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