Background: Since testing for antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) became
available for routine evaluation, no large homogeneous cohort of patients with the Churg–Strauss …

Objective Kawasaki disease (KD) is a vasculitis that mostly occurs in young children and
rarely in adults. We analyzed the characteristics of adult-onset KD (AKD) in France. Methods …

Objective. To evaluate the efficacy compared to the relapse risk and tolerance of systematic
rituximab (RTX) infusions as maintenance therapy for patients with granulomatosis with …

Objective Kawasaki disease (KD) is a vasculitis that mostly occurs in young children and
rarely in adults. We analyzed the characteristics of adult-onset KD (AKD) in France. Methods …

OBJECTIVES The noninvasive serum markers, Fibro Test–Acti Test (FT–AT), are an
alternative to liver biopsy in patients with chronic hepatitis C and B. The aim was to use these …

Lamivudine resistance has been described in subjects with chronic hepatitis B infections,
associated with mutations in the viral polymerase gene. The objective of this study was to …

In this chapter, we will try to introduce the main teaching methods which seem fundamental
to the professional practice of an English language teacher while there will be a reference to …

Background Hepatitis B infection seriously threatens global public health, especially in
developing nations. Despite several investigations on HBV incidence, the national pooled …

The primary objectives of hepatitis B treatment include improved clinical and histological
progression as well as virus eradication. For many years, lamivudine was a first-line therapy for …

Objective To assess the efficacy of systemic corticosteroids alone as first‐line treatment of
polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) without poor‐prognosis factors …