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Predictors of hepatitis C virus RNA levels in a prospective cohort study of drug users.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Apr 2006
Fishbein Dawn A, Lo Yungtai, Netski Dale, Thomas David L, Klein Robert S
Abstract excerpt
High levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA are associated with a poor response to treatment of chronic hepatitis C, and a substantial reduction in HCV RNA levels predicts a favorable treatment response. We prospectively studied time-dependent and time-independent predictors of HCV RNA levels in 264 drug users with chronic HCV infection. Interviews on medical history and high-risk behaviors, phlebotomy for HIV...
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