Article
Management of chronic hepatitis C in childhood: the impact of therapy in the clinical practice during the first 2 decades.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Apr 2011
Bortolotti Flavia, Indolfi Giuseppe, Zancan Lucia, Giacchino Raffaella, Verucchi Gabriella, Cammà Calogero, Barbera Cristiana, Resti Massimo, Marazzi Maria Grazia, Guido Maria
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Treatment of chronic hepatitis C in children is controversial and its role in the clinical practice is unknown. We retrospectively investigated the impact of treatment in a large cohort of children with chronic hepatitis C over the past 20 years. METHODS: 376 hepatitis C virus RNA positive children were recruited consecutively in five Italian centres since 1990 and followed for 1-17 years....
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