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Response to interferon-based therapies in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis C due to genotype 4.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2005
Soriano Vincent, Núñez Marina, Sánchez-Conde Matilde, Barreiro Pablo, García-Samaniego Javier, Martín-Carbonero Luz, Romero Miriam, González-Lahoz Juan
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BACKGROUND: The hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype is the main predictor of response to interferon (IFN)-based therapies. HCV genotype 4 is spreading among European intravenous drug users, who are frequently coinfected with HIV. Information about treatment response in this subset of patients is scarce and conflicting results have been reported. METHODS: All HIV-infected patients treated for chronic hepatitis C at...
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