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OPERA: responses to peginterferon and ribavirin therapy in a subgroup of interferon-naïve patients with HIV/HCV genotype 2/3 co-infection in Italy.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jan 2015
Bruno Raffaele, Cariti Giuseppe, Nasta Paola, Capetti Amedeo, Ravasio Veronica, Galli Massimo, Raise Enzo, Palmieri Giulio, Iannacone Claudio, Puoti Massimo
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3 (G3) is common among HIV/HCV co-infected individuals and associated with moderate sustained virological response (SVR) rates with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin (RBV) therapy, while G2 is less frequent and associated with higher SVR. To determine SVR and other response rates, identify SVR predictors and analyse differences between G2 and G3 with...
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