Patent 7468357 was granted and assigned to Emory University on December, 2008 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
A method for the treatment of a host, and in particular, a human, infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV) is provided that includes administering an effective amount of a β-L-nucleotide, optionally in combination therapy with other drugs for the treatment of HBV or human immuno-deficiency virus (HIV).