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Update on the treatment of patients with non-genotype 1 hepatitis C virus infection.
Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 1 May 2013
Mangia Alessandra, Mottola Leonardo, Piazzolla Valeria
Abstract excerpt
Current treatment for patients with non-genotype 1 hepatitis C virus infection consists of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin for 24 weeks, which leads to sustained virologic response (SVR) rates of 65%-80%. In the United States, the ribavirin dose for genotypes 2 and 3 is 800 mg/day. However, the use of weight-based ribavirin allows for the potential to shorten the duration of treatment from 24 to 12-14 weeks...
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