Article
Response to pegylated interferon plus ribavirin in HIV-infected patients with chronic hepatitis C due to genotype 4.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Oct 2008
Martín-Carbonero L, Puoti M, García-Samaniego J, De Luca A, Losada E, Quinzan G, Bruno R, Mariño A, González M, Núñez M, Soriano V
Abstract excerpt
SUMMARY: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1 and 4 respond less well to pegylated interferon (pegIFN) plus ribavirin (RBV) therapy. For this reason most studies merge these two genotypes when assessing virological response. However, in most trials the HCV genotype 4 population is rather small, and conclusions are mainly derived from what occurs in HCV-1 patients. All HCV-4 patients coinfected with HIV who...
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