Article
Interferon treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C infected with high viral load of genotype 2 virus.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Nakamura Hideji, Ogawa Hiyoyuki, Kuroda Toshifumi, Yamamoto Mitsunari, Enomoto Hirayuki, Kishima Yoshihiko, Yoshida Kenya, Ito Hiroaki, Matsuda Masahiro, Noguchi Sanai
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Interferon treatment is more effective in patients with chronic hepatitis C infected with genotype 2a virus than those with genotype 1b virus. We analyzed patients with chronic hepatitis C treated by interferon in our clinics to develop a more effective regimen of interferon treatment for patients with genotype 2 virus infection. METHODOLOGY: We retrospectively analyzed the virological response...
Topics
- Adult
- Antiviral Agents
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Interferon-beta
- Male
- Middle Aged
- RNA, Viral
- Retrospective Studies
- Treatment Outcome
- Viral Load
