Short-Term Treatment and Sustained Virologic Response in Two Chronic Hepatitis C Cases

Erol S., PARLAK M.

TRAKYA UNIVERSITESI TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI, cilt.27, sa.1, ss.92-94, 2010 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2010
  • Dergi Adı: TRAKYA UNIVERSITESI TIP FAKULTESI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.92-94
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The standard treatment for chronic hepatitis C infection is the combination of pegylated interferon-alpha (Peg-IFN-alpha) and ribavirin for 48 weeks in patients infected with genotype-1. In genotype-2 or -3 infections, treatment by either conventional IFN-alpha and ribavirin or Peg-IFN-a with or without ribavirin for 24 weeks is recommended. We hereby report two cases of chronic hepatitis C infection whose genotypes are not specified, with sustained virological response despite early discontinuation of antiviral treatment.