Mycobacterium abscessus pulmonary infection during hepatitis C treatment with telaprevir, peginterferon and ribavirin

The first generation protease inhibitors has been the mainstay of hepatitis C treatment for the last couple of years, showing marked improvement in sustained virological response, but also increased side effects. Infection has emerged as a common complication of telaprevir and boceprevir in combinat...

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Main Authors: Alejandro Soza, M.D., Pilar Labbé, Marco Arrese, Arnoldo Riquelme, Francisco Barrera, Carlos Benítez, Alvaro Huete, M. Elvira Balcells, Jaime Labarca
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
Subjects:
HCV
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119308117