The treatment of infectious disease with a medical device: results of a clinical trial of ultraviolet blood irradiation (UVBI) in patients with hepatitis C infection

Objectives: Prior to the advent of therapies with sustained virological response rates of 94%, this study was conducted for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to assess the safety and efficacy of ultraviolet blood irradiation (UVBI) for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Meth...

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Main Authors: J. Todd Kuenstner, Shanker Mukherjee, Stuart Weg, Trish Landry, Thomas Petrie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-08-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S120197121500140X