Response to interferon therapy in children with chronic hepatitis C.

doi:10.1016/s0022-3476(95)70135-4

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Response to interferon therapy in children with chronic hepatitis C.

The Journal of pediatrics - 1 Oct 1995

Fujisawa T, Inui A, Ohkawa T, Komatsu H, Miyakawa Y, Onoue M

Abstract excerpt

We evaluated the effect of interferon therapy and investigated factors that may influence the outcome in 18 children with chronic hepatitis C. A complete response was obtained in 10 children (56%). The titer for pretreatment serum virus ribonucleic acid (< or = 10(7) copies/ml) was correlated sig...

Topics

Alanine Transaminase
Child
Child, Preschool
Chronic Disease
Female
Genotype
Hepatitis C
Humans
Immunoglobulin M
Interferons
Liver
Liver Function Tests
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Viral
Treatment Outcome

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