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. 2013 Mar;57(3):1304–1311. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02181-12

Table 2.

Effects of telbivudine on HBV DNA loads and HBeAg status

Parameter Valuea
Baseline 3 mo 6 mo 9 mo 13 mo
Mean HBV DNA load ± SD (log10 copies/ml) 8.1 ± 1.2 4.6 ± 1.7* 3.9 ± 1.2* 4.0 ± 1.5* 3.9 ± 1.4*
No. of patients
    HBV DNA load
        >300 copies/ml 54 50 36 30 13
        <300 copies/ml 0 4* 18* 24* 31*
    HBeAg status
        Positive 54 49 46 42 39
        Negative 0 5* 8* 12* 15*
    HBeAg status
        Positive 54 51 45 44 39
        Negative 0 3* 9* 10* 15*
a

*, P < 0.05 versus the basal value.