Treatment of acute hepatitis C in HIV infection

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-9

  Vogel, Martin ^a   Rockstroh, Jürgen K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infection transmission; Interferon; Ribavirin; Sexual behaviour

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; INTERFERON; PEGINTERFERON; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE COURSE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; EARLY INTERVENTION; EPIDEMIC; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION RISK; MONOTHERAPY; NONHUMAN; PREVALENCE; REINFECTION; RELAPSE; RNA ANALYSIS; SEROCONVERSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRUS STRAIN; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

EID: 75149125004     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp385     Document Type: Article

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