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Selection of patients in the study.
Abbreviations: ART=antiretroviral therapy; HIV=human immunodeficiency virus; HBV=hepatitis B virus
* Non-ART antivirals used to treat chronic HBV were defined by a prescription claim for: adefovir, entecavir, telbivudine, or interferon alfa.
† Drugs used to treat HIV and/or HBV were defined by a prescription claim for: lamivudine, tenofovir, or emtricitabine.
