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The early HCV RNA dynamics in patients with acute hepatitis C treated with pegylated interferon-alpha2b.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2006
De Rosa Francesco G, Bargiacchi Olivia, Audagnotto Sabrina, Garazzino Silvia, Cariti Giuseppe, Veronese Lorenzo, Raiteri Riccardo, Calleri Guido, Di Perri Giovanni
Abstract excerpt
Interferon and pegylated interferon (peg-IFN) are highly effective in patients with acute hepatitis caused by hepatitis C virus (acute hepatitis C, AHC), but the optimal timing of treatment is still under debate. In this open-labelled, uncontrolled trial, 19 patients with AHC, including 12 intravenous drug users (IVDUs), were treated early in the course of the infection with peg-IFN-alpha2b for 12 weeks....
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