Article
Peginterferon alfa-2a plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C virus infection in children and adolescents.
Journal of hepatology - 1 Jun 2010
Sokal Etienne M, Bourgois Annick, Stéphenne Xavier, Silveira Themis, Porta Gilda, Gardovska Dace, Fischler Björn, Kelly Deirdre
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND & AIMS: This multi-center study aimed to prospectively evaluate the safety and efficacy of a genotype-based Pegylated Interferon alfa-2a/Ribavirin therapy in treatment-naïve hepatitis C virus (HCV), positive HCV serology, and quantifiable HCV RNA, infected children. METHODS: Eighteen children with genotypes 2 and 3 patients (group A) were assigned to medication for 24weeks, and 47 children with...
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