Current antiviral practice and course of Hepatitis B virus infection in inflammatory arthritis: a multicentric observational study (A

KALYONCU, UMUT; Emmungil, Hakan; Onat, Ahmet; Yilmaz, Sedat; Kasifoglu, Timuin; Akar, Servet; Inanc, Nevsun; Yildiz, Fatih; KÜÇÜKŞAHİN, ORHAN; Karadag, Omer; Mercan, Ridvan; Bes, Cemal; YAZISIZ, VELİ; Yilmazer, Baris; Ozmen, Mustafa; Erten, Sukran; Senel, Soner; YAZICI, AYTEN; Tascilar, Koray; Kalfa, Melike; KİRAZ, SEDAT; Kisacik, Bunyamin; Pehlivan, Yavuz; KILIÇ, LEVENT; Simsek, Ismail; ÇEFLE, AYŞE; Akkoc, Nurullah; DİRESKENELİ, RAFİ; ERKEN, EREN; Turgay, Murat; ÖZTÜRK, MEHMET; Soy, Mehmet; AKSU, KENAN; Dinc, Ayhan; Ertenli, Ihsan

doi:10.5152/eurjrheum.2015.0111

Current antiviral practice and course of Hepatitis B virus infection in inflammatory arthritis: a multicentric observational study (A

KALYONCU U., Emmungil H., Onat A. M., Yilmaz S., Kasifoglu T., Akar S., ...More

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY, vol.2, no.4, pp.149-154, 2015 (ESCI, TRDizin)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 2 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2015
Doi Number: 10.5152/eurjrheum.2015.0111
Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY
Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Page Numbers: pp.149-154
Keywords: Rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, hepatitis B infection, hepatitis B reactivation, hepatitis B viral load
Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The reactivation of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a well-known event in hepatitis B surface antigen (HbsAg)-positive patients receiving immunosuppressive therapy. The objective of this study was to assess the antiviral practice and course of HBV infection in inflammatory arthritis.