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Outcomes and treatment of acute hepatitis C virus infection in a United States population.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association - 1 Oct 2006
Corey Kathleen E, Ross Andrew S, Wurcel Alysse, Schulze Zur Wiesch Julian, Kim Arthur Y, Lauer Georg M, Chung Raymond T
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Acute hepatitis C infection progresses to chronic infection in up to 80% of infected persons. Reports from Europe indicate that early treatment of acute hepatitis C infection produces sustained virologic response rates as high as 80%-98%. However, the outcome of acute hepatitis C infection in United States cohorts is not well-characterized. METHODS: We describe the clinical course of 28...
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