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Multi-center evaluation of the Abbott RealTime HCV assay for monitoring patients undergoing antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Oct 2011
Vermehren Johannes, Yu Ming-Lung, Monto Alexander, Yao Joseph D, Anderson Christopher, Bertuzis Rasa, Schneider George, Sarrazin Christoph
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA monitoring during antiviral therapy is essential for early prediction of treatment success and failure to peginterferon alfa/ribavirin (PEG-IFN/RBV) therapy. OBJECTIVES: In this multi-center study we assessed the clinical utility of the Abbott RealTime HCV assay for monitoring patients undergoing antiviral therapy for chronic infection with HCV genotypes (GT) 1-3. STUDY...
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