title: Potential benefit of telbivudine on renal function does not outweigh its high rate of antiviral drug resistance and other adverse effects.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
authors.forename: Suna
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yapali
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Electronic address: aslok@umich.edu.
authors.forename: Anna S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Lok
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000077712:Telbivudine; D013936:Thymidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D000077712:Telbivudine; D013936:Thymidine