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Changes in hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody status in patients with chronic hepatitis C after eradication of HCV infection by interferon therapy.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 15 Mar 2005
Toyoda Hidenori, Kumada Takashi, Kiriyama Seiki, Sone Yasuhiro, Tanikawa Makoto, Hisanaga Yasuhiro, Kuzuya Teiji, Honda Takashi, Hayashi Kazuhiko, Nakano Isao, Katano Yoshiaki, Goto Hidemi
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Changes in hepatitis C virus (HCV) antibody status were followed for 10 years after the eradication of HCV by interferon (IFN) therapy in 30 patients with chronic hepatitis C who showed a sustained virological response. METHODS: HCV core antibody titer, third-generation HCV recombinant immunoblot assay (RIBA) grade (measuring the presence of antibodies for core, NS3, NS4, and NS5 antigens), and...
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