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Rapid virological response assessment by Abbott RealTime hepatitis C virus assay for predicting sustained virological responses in patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 treated with pegylated-interferon and ribavirin.
The Kaohsiung journal of medical sciences - 1 Jul 2016
Su Pei-Yuan, Yen Hsu-Heng, Hsu Yu-Chun, Wu Shun-Sheng, Kor Chew-Teng, Su Wei-Wen
Abstract excerpt
The lower limits of virus detection of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA detection assays are continuously improving. We aimed to assess the utility of more precise definition of 4(th) week viral load [rapid virological response (RVR)] in predicting sustained virological response (SVR) in HCV genotype 1 patients treated with pegylated-interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin. Clinical data of treatment-naïve HCV genotype 1...
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