Article
[Antiviral treatment of hepatitis C virus infection].
La Revue de medecine interne - 1 Aug 1999
Silvain C
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis C virus infection is common and almost always chronic and can lead to cirrhosis and hepatocellular cancer. The primary goal of the treatment is virus eradication and the secondary is to reduce inflammation and liver cell damage. Interferon is the only effective therapy but disappearance of the virus is sustained in only 10 to 15%. The factors most closely associated with a response to treatment are...
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