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Clinical features and treatment efficacy of peginterferon alfa plus ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C patients coinfected with hepatitis B virus.
The Korean journal of hepatology - 1 Sept 2011
Kim Yu Jin, Lee Jin Woo, Kim Yun Soo, Jeong Sook Hyang, Kim Young Seok, Yim Hyung Joon, Kim Bo Hyun, Lee Chun Kyon, Park Choong Kee, Park Sang Hoon
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Cross-sectional studies have documented that 2-10% of patients who are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) are also positive for hepatitis B virus (HBV) surface antigen (HBsAg). Data related to HCV-HBV coinfection are lacking in Korea. This study evaluated the clinical characteristics, the treatment efficacy of peginterferon alfa plus ribavirin, and the changes induced by such...
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