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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Most cases of hepatitis B virus (HBV) are transmitted vertically in endemic areas of HBV. The positivity of serum HBeAg/HBV DNA in pregnant women is associated with vaccine...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Korea has been an endemic area of Hepatitis B infection. Recently, the Hepatitis B carrier population has been significantly decreasing because of Hepatitis B vaccination. The aim of...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the major cause of chronic liver disease in Korea, but viral prevalence has decreased because of hepatitis B vaccination programs. In this study, we...
Lee JH, Lee DH, Zo JH, Kim TH, Lee KL, Chung HS, Kim CH, Han SK, Sim YS, Lee HS, Yoon YB, Song IS, Kim CY
KMID: 938267
Korean J Intern Med.
2001 Jun;16(2):56-61.
BACKGROUND: Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) refers to the association of hypoxemia, intrapulmonary shunting and chronic liver disease. But there is no clear data about the prevalence of HPS in postnecrotic...