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A new study by members of the Foundation for the Study of Viral Hepatitis on the presence of hidden hepatitis C in patients with chronic hepatitis B is published in the Journal of Medical Microbiology.
In January of this year two important studies of Hepatitis C treatment without interferon have been published. So Kowdley et al (NEJMed, 222-232) have used three inhibitory drugs from different areas of the C virus.
Currently there are antiviral treatments against chronic hepatitis C (pegylated interferon + ribavirin + inhibitors) with a favorable response in 75% of cases. However, these treatments can have important side effects and contraindications for its administration.
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