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Association between risk factors, basal viral load, virus genotype and the degree of liver fibrosis with the response to the therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
Vojnosanitetski pregled - 1 Jun 2015
Vukovič Vuk R, Baskič Dejan, Mijailovič Zeljko, Djurdjevič Predrag, Jovanovič Danijela, Mitrovkič Slobodanka, Popovič Suzana
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND/AIM: Hepatitis C is an important sociomedical problem worldwide due to frequent progression to chronic disease, occurrence of liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Standard pegylated interferon alfa 2a plus ribavirin therapy results in resolution of infection only in 50% of patients. The aim of this study was to determine the association of various factors with response to the therapy in...
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