Table 1.

Clinical and virological patient data

Patients	n = 47
Sex M: F	36:11
Age	35.7 ± 12.9
Plasma viral load	1,280 - 68,000,000
(copies/mL)	log10 3.1- 7.8
HBeAg+	38 (72.2%)
Anti-HBeAg	15 (27.8%)
Anti-HBc	49 (90.7%)