Peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin in thalassaemia/chronic hepatitis C virus-co-infected non-responder to standard interferon-based therapy

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 517-519

  Hamidah, Alias ^a   Thambidorai, C R ^a   Jamal, R ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Blood transfusion; Hepatitis C virus; Peginterferon; Ribavirin; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FERRITIN; INTERFERON; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN; ALPHA2B INTERFERON; ANTIVIRUS AGENT; PEGINTERFERON ALFA-2B;

ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; HEMOLYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT FAILURE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; DRUG COMBINATION;

ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; BETA-THALASSEMIA; COMORBIDITY; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; INTERFERONS; RIBAVIRIN; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 33646715601     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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