Low rates of sustained virologic response with peginterferon plus ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C virus infection in HIV infected patients in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
BACKGROUND: The standard treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in HIV-infected subjects is the combination of alfapeginterferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin. We designed this study to evaluate the rate of SVR and predictors of SVR in a public health setting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. M...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3706550?pdf=render |