Research Article

[Retracted] Antiviral Therapy with Entecavir following Antituberculosis Therapy Alleviates Liver Injury and Restores Innate Immunity in Tuberculosis Patients Coinfected with Hepatitis B Virus

Table 1

Changes of liver function between the two groups before treatment and 6 months after treatment.

GroupTimeALT (U/L)AST (U/L)TBIL (μmol/L)

Anti-TB group (n = 50)Before treatment71.87 ± 9.7376.99 ± 6.3215.21 ± 2.96
6 months after treatment115.77 ± 12.45107.03 ± 11.8524.02 ± 4.88
Antiviral group (n = 50)Before treatment71.86 ± 9.8276.00 ± 6.3415.20 ± 2.87
6 months after treatment95.36 ± 8.1185.68 ± 9.9319.89 ± 3.75
t/P (within the anti-TB group)24.183/0.00134.251/0.00115.185/0.001
t/P (within the antiviral group)35.196/0.00146.842/0.00121.021/0.001
t/P (between groups)12.791/0.00115.564/0.0017.142/0.001

ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; TBIL, total bilirubin.