title: Efficacy of switching to telbivudine in chronic hepatitis B patients treated previously with lamivudine.
authors.affiliation: Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel. safadi@hadassah.org.il
authors.forename: Rifaat
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Safadi
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Yagang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: You-Kuan
authors.initials: YK
authors.lastname: Yin
authors.forename: Lai
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Seong Gyu
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Hwang
authors.forename: Eli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Zuckerman
authors.forename: Ji-Dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lopez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D024882:Drug Resistance, Viral / Q000235:genetics; D057915:Drug Substitution; D005260:Female; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens / Q000097:blood; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D008297:Male; D009705:Nucleosides / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D011744:Pyrimidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000009:adverse effects; D000077712:Telbivudine; D013936:Thymidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019562:Viral Load; D014779:Virus Replication
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D015415:Biomarkers; D004279:DNA, Viral; D006513:Hepatitis B e Antigens; D009705:Nucleosides; D011744:Pyrimidinones; D000077712:Telbivudine; D019259:Lamivudine; D013936:Thymidine