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Excellent outcome of direct antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis C in Switzerland
BACKGROUND The introduction of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) for the therapy of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) has revolutionised treatment and marks a paradigm shift in the approach to this disease, rendering interferon-based therapies obsolete.
Jacqueline A. Bachofner +15 more
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Background/Purpose: Effective antiviral-therapy can reduce the risk of liver cirrhosis related hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Yet, the difference of hepatocellular carcinoma development in chronic hepatitis
Ming-Tsung Lin +8 more
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Level of physicians’ awareness of epidemiology, outcomes, prevention and treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C [PDF]
Objective. To evaluate a level of physicians’ awareness of the specific issues of epidemiology, outcomes, prevention and treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C. Materials and Methods.
Baramzina S.V.
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Objectives: To know efficacy of combination of standard interferon α2b and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C. Design: Prospective and analytical. Setting: CMH Bahawalpur. Period: Nov 2008 to Dec 2009. Materials and methods: A total of 126 patients, 104 males and 22 females, fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria were started combination treatment ...
SHAUKAT ALI +2 more
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Purpose. Helicobacter pylori is a common gastric disease-inducing pathogen. Although an increasing number of recent studies have shown that H. pylori is a risk factor for liver disease, the potential association between H.
Juan Wang +8 more
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Adding low-dose antidepressants to interferon alpha treatment for chronic hepatitis C improved psychiatric tolerability in a patient with schizoaffective psychosis [PDF]
Treatment of chronic hepatitis C with interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) is relatively contraindicated in patients with psychiatric disorders because of possible severe psychiatric side effects.
Amann, B. +5 more
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Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with High Dose Interferon Therapy Experience From Pertamina Central Hospital Jakarta [PDF]
Background: Until several years ago, interferon alfa was the only drug with proven benefit for the treatment of chronic Hepatitis C. Several therapy categories such as fixed-dose regimens, induction-dose regimens and escalation-dose regimens are already ...
Simanjuntak, W. (Waldemar)
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Costs of Treatment, Follow-Up, and Complications of Chronic Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C Infections
Background: Few studies have addressed the indirect costs of chronic hepatitis B and C, and none has assessed the real costs of these conditions, including indirect costs caused by loss of work, in Turkey. Aims: This study therefore analysed the costs of
Fatma Banu Karahasanoğlu +3 more
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Hepatitis C Virus and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Pathogenetic Mechanisms and Impact of Direct-Acting Antivirals [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Globally, between 64 and 103 million people are chronically infected with Hepatitis C virus (HCV), with more than 4.6 million people in the United States and is associated with more than 15.000 deaths annually.
Petruzziello, Arnolfo +5 more
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Chronic Hepatitis C with Cyanosis
Background. There are multiple aetiologies for dyspnea in patients with liver disease, including pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, hepatic hydrothorax, portopulmonary syndrome, and hepatopulmonary syndrome.
Mahmood Alawainati +3 more
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