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Probable reinfection with hepatitis C virus in a chronic hepatitis C patient with a sustained response to combination therapy.
Journal of the Formosan Medical Association = Taiwan yi zhi - 1 Dec 2001
Kao J H, Lai M Y, Chen P J, Chen D S
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Superinfection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in already chronically infected subjects has been documented. Whether a complete response to antiviral therapy is associated with protective immunity against reinfection with HCV remains unknown. We describe a patient who had a sustained biochemical and virologic response with loss of intrahepatic HCV RNA after a course of combination therapy using interferon plus...
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