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An expert consensus for the management of chronic hepatitis B in Asian Americans. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is common with major clinical consequences. In Asian Americans, the HBsAg carrier rate ranges from 2% to 16% which approximates the rates from their countries of origin.
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Pegylated Interferon Alpha-Associated Optic Neuropathy [PDF]
A 52-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C presented with painless, bilateral, simultaneous nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) and peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms began 19 weeks after starting peginterferon alpha-2a. The peripheral neuropathy and vision of the right eye improved, but the vision of the left eye worsened after ...
Kathleen T, Berg +4 more
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The Philadelphia negative myeloproliferative neoplasms, including polycythemia vera, essential thrombocythemia, and myelofibrosis, are associated with substantial vascular and transformative complications.
Krisstina Gowin +14 more
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Intrinsic Viral Factors Are the Dominant Determinants of the Hepatitis C Virus Response to Interferon Alpha Treatment in Chimeric Mice. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Hepatitis C virus infection is a global health problem. New direct-acting antiviral agents have been recently approved. However, due to their high cost and some genotypes remaining difficult to treat, interferon-based therapy with pegylated ...
Ran Chen +4 more
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A Systematic Review of therapeutic agents for the treatment of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) [PDF]
Background The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) was first described in 2012 and attracted a great international attention due to multiple healthcare associated outbreaks.
Al-Ali, Anfal Y. +2 more
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Organizing Pneumonia Associated with Pegylated Interferon α and Ribavirin Therapy
Hepatitis C virus infection is the leading cause of chronic liver disease in the United States of America. Pegylated interferon α and ribavirin combination is the mainstay of treatment. Severe pulmonary toxicities are rarely reported.
Amit Chopra +3 more
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The sustained virologic response of nonresponder hepatitis C virus patients with retreatment
Background: Pegylated interferon and ribavirin combination therapy remain the first-line treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. In contrast to the large number of studies in treatment-naive patients, the effectiveness of retreatment in ...
Sila Cetin Akhan +2 more
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Hepatitis C virus pharmacogenomics in Latin American populations: implications in the era of direct-acting antivirals [PDF]
In recent years, great progress has been made in the field of new therapeutic options for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The new direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) represent a great hope for millions of chronically infected individuals because ...
Caputo, Mariela +4 more
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The treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) has evolved in the past 15 years and combination of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin is its current standard therapy.
Elson Vidal Martins Jr. +3 more
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Combination therapy with pegylated interferon-α and ribavirin is the modern standard of chronic hepatitis C treatment [1-3] in Russian Federation [4]. This particular regimen provides achieving of sustained virological response (SVR) in 42-28% of patient
E. Z. Burnevich
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