Hepatitis C Virus Therapy
Researchers from Radboud University provide details of new studies and findings in the area of hepatitis C virus therapy
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 15th, 2010
Researchers detail in 'Pneumonitis as a consequence of (peg)interferon-ribavirin combination therapy for hepatitis C: a review of the literature,' new data in hepatitis C virus. "Combination of peginterferon and ribavirin is the current therapy for chronic hepatitis C infection (HCV). Interstitial pneumonitis is a rare side-effect of HCV therapy and is an important cause of dose reduction or discontinuation, impairing success of antiviral therapy," researchers in Nijmegen, Netherlands report.
"We performed a review of the literature in order to present diagnostic modalities and possible treatments for pneumonitis and to offer guidelines. We searched for cases where...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-03-15)
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