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Soriano V, et al. J Antimicrob Chemother 2008;62:1–4. The global burden of HBV and HCV

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EASL. Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C 2018..J Hepatol 2018 (in press);https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhep.2018.03.026 INDICATIONS for Treatment of HCV infection

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EASL. J Hepatol 2017; 66:153–94. New classification of chronic HBV infection phases

• The natural history of chronic HBV infection has been schematically divided into five phases

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• The natural history of chronic HBV infection has been schematically divided into five phases

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EASL. J Hepatol 2017; 66:153–94. Target populations for HVB therapy for EASL 2017

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EASL. J Hepatol 2017; 66:153–94. Real-life outcomes of HBV treatment in patients with bridging fibrosis and cirrhosis after one-year treatment

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EASL. J Hepatol 2017; 66:153–94. HBV reactivation in patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy

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Reviews in Medical Virology 2001; 11: 287-99. PREVENTION of HBV reactivation in patients undergoing immunosuppressive therapy

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Pan CQ et al. N Engl J Med, 2016. Targets for possible future anti-HBV drugs

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. Petersen J et al. J Hepatol 2016; 65: 835–48. TAKE HOME MESSAGE

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Persistent HEV replication ESCMIDin serum or HEV relapse © Pegylated interferon for 3 months in LTx patients No alternative available therapy in other transplant patients

EASL CPG HEV. J Hepatol 2018;doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2018.03.005 [Epub ahead of print] CONCLUSIONS

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