Poor response to hepatitis C treatment in elderly patients

Introduction. Treatment of genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C in elderly patients has been associated with low rates of a sustained virological response (SVR), but the reasons are unclear. Objective. To determine the SVR rate in patients ≥ 60 years with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C treated with Peg-IF...

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Main Authors: Ivonete Silva, Roberto Carvalho Filho, Ana Cristina Feldner, Iandra Zaros, Antonio Eduardo Silva, Maria Lucia Ferraz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2013-05-01
Series:Annals of Hepatology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119310014