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Pegylated interferon alpha-2a for treatment of chronic HCV infection in hemodialysis patients: a single Saudi center experience.
International urology and nephrology - 1 Sept 2011
Alsaran Khalid, Sabry Alaa, Shaheen Naila
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INTRODUCTION: Chronic hepatitis C infection is common among patients on dialysis. While the associated liver disease is usually relatively mild during dialysis, disease progression can accelerate due to immunosuppression following kidney transplantation, and interferon therapy after transplantation stimulates graft rejection. Pegylated interferon and ribavirin are now the recommended treatment for chronic...
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