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Treatment of genotype 2 and 3 chronic hepatitis C virus-infected patients.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Oct 2005
Wietzke-Braun Perdita, Meier Volker, Neubauer-Saile Katrin, Mihm Sabine, Ramadori Giuliano
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AIM: Before pegylated interferon alpha (IFN) was introduced for the therapy of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)-induced hepatitis, conventional thrice weekly IFN therapy was supplemented by ribavirin. Also, at that time, higher and more frequent doses of IFN were expected to be more effective than the standard regimen of 3 MU thrice weekly. As ribavirin significantly increases side effects and negatively...
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