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Peginterferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin compared with interferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin for initial treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Saudi patients commonly infected with genotype 4.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Dec 2004
Alfaleh F Z, Hadad Q, Khuroo M S, Aljumah A, Algamedi A, Alashgar H, Al-Ahdal M N, Mayet I, Khan M Q, Kessie G
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Comparing the efficacy of peginterferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin with interferon alpha -2b plus ribavirin in Saudi patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) commonly infected with genotype 4. METHODS: A total of 96 patients with chronic HCV infection were randomly assigned to two treatment groups. Forty-eight patients received once weekly 100 microg of peginterferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin given orally...
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