Effects of ribavirin combined with interferon-alpha 2b on viral kinetics during first 12 weeks of treatment in patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 and high baseline viral loads.

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This study aimed to find how ribavirin increases viral disappearance in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) of genotype 1 and high baseline viral loads (>5.0 x 10(5) copies/mL) when given with interferon (IFN). Using the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction, we measured serum HCV in 20 patients during the first 12 weeks of therapy with IFN-alpha 2b and ribavirin. Controls were 10 similar patients...

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