Department of Paediatrics and Hepatitis Research Centre, National Taiwan University Hospital, 8 Chung-Shan South Road, Taipei, Taiwan.
Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Sep;10(9):505-6. doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2013.137. Epub 2013 Jul 30.
Current therapies for chronic HBV infection are focused on adults. However, the timing of primary infection of HBV often occurs during infancy or childhood, particularly in endemic areas. Children have the potential for a long lifespan and should be treated properly and early before complications develop.
目前治疗慢性乙型肝炎病毒感染的方法主要针对成年人。然而,乙型肝炎病毒的初次感染通常发生在婴儿或儿童期,特别是在流行地区。儿童有很长的寿命,应该在并发症发生之前得到适当和早期的治疗。