Hepatitis C Virus

Occult hepatitis C virus infection is affected by anti-viral therapy

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, May 22nd, 2006

According to recently published research from Spain, occult hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is affected by anti-viral therapy.

"Occult hepatitis C virus infection is defined by the presence of hepatitis C virus-RNA in liver but with undetectable anti-hepatitis C virus and serum viral RNA," wrote M. Pardo and colleagues, Fundacion para el Estudio de las Hepatitis Virales.

They continued that the study was done "to study the response to anti-viral therapy in occult hepatitis C virus infection to assess the pathogenic effect of occult hepatitis C virus."

"Ten patients with occult hepatitis C virus infection were treated with...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2006-05-22)

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