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Impact of ribavirin exposure on early virological response to hepatitis C therapy in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2005
Núnez Marina, Camino Nuria, Ramos Belén, Berdún Miguel Angel, Barreiro Pablo, Losada Elena, Santos Ignacio, Echevarría Santiago, Ocampo Antonio, Miralles Celia, Arazo Piedad, Martín-Carbonero Luz, Romero Miriam, García-Samaniego Javier, Soriano Vincent
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The use of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin (RBV) is currently the recommended treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Coinfection with HIV is a negative predictor of response, for reasons not well understood. METHODS: We examined the virological response at weeks 4 and 12 in 198 HCV/HIV-coinfected patients enrolled in a prospective trial in which PEG-IFN alpha 2a (180...
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