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Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (NRTIs) for Chronic Hepatitis B
Why It Is Used
NRTIs are used to treat long-term (chronic) HBV infection in adults and children who are at risk for liver disease. The American Association for the Study of Liver Disease has made Reference recommendations on who should receive treatment for chronic hepatitis B based on the presence of hepatitis B Reference antigens Opens New Window in your blood, the level of Reference hepatitis B virus DNA (HBV DNA) in your blood, and the levels of the liver enzyme alanine aminotransferase (ALT).Reference 1
| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: October 29, 2012 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Reference W. Thomas London, MD - Hepatology |
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