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Chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 6 infection: response to pegylated interferon and ribavirin.

The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Sept 2008

Fung James, Lai Ching-Lung, Hung Ivan, Young John, Cheng Charles, Wong Danny, Yuen Man-Fung

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BACKGROUND: To date, no study has evaluated pegylated interferon for the treatment of chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 6. We aimed to determine the efficacy of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin for treating infection with genotype 6 versus genotype 1. METHODS: Forty-two patients chronically infected with HCV (for genotype 1, n = 21; for genotype 6, n = 21) were treated with pegylated...

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PMID: 18657036
DOI: 10.1086/591252

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