Fatal reactivation of hepatitis B post-chemotherapy for lymphoma in a hepatitis B surface antigen-negative, hepatitis B core antibody-positive patient: Potential implications for future prophylaxis recommendations

Joanna K Law

‌1, Jin K Ho

‌1, Paul J Hoskins

‌2, Siegfried R Erb

‌1, Urs P Steinbrecher

‌1 and Eric M Yoshida

‌1

¹Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

²Department of Medical Oncology, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver, Canada

Address for correspondence: Eric, M, Yoshida, Division of Gastroenterology, BC Hepatitis Program, Vancouver General Hospital, 100-2647 Willow Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 3P1, Canada eyoshida@interchange.ubc.ca

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