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Meta-analysis: influence of host and viral factors in patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 4 treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Nov 2014
Yee Brittany E, Nguyen Nghia H, Zhang Bing, Vutien Philip, Wong Carrie R, Lutchman Glen A, Nguyen Mindie H
Abstract excerpt
The burden of hepatitis C virus genotype 4 (HCV-4) is high in Africa and East Mediterranean countries. Previous reports estimate sustained virologic response (SVR) rates in HCV-4 to be ∼20-70%. However, many of these studies are limited by different study designs and small sample sizes. Our aim was to evaluate treatment outcome and host/viral factors on SVR in HCV-4 patients treated with pegylated interferon and...
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