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Evaluation of prognostic factors for Peg Interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin treatment on HCV infected patients in Pakistan

The effective standard therapeutic regimen for patients with chronic hepatitis C is pegylated interferon plus ribavirin. The efficacy of treatment in chronic hepatitis C is defined as absence of detectable virus at six months after treatment. Analysis of patient dependent and virus related factors t...

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Aged
alanine transaminase
ALT
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Antiviral agents
Antiviral Agents - adverse effects
Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use
Biological and medical sciences
blood serum
body weight
chronic hepatitis C
counseling
Drug Therapy, Combination
Epidemiology. Vaccinations
Female
General aspects
genotype
genotyping
HCV
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C virus
Hepatitis C, Chronic - drug therapy
Hepatitis C, Chronic - epidemiology
Humans
Infectious diseases
interferon-alpha
Interferon-alpha - adverse effects
Interferon-alpha - therapeutic use
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Multivariate Analysis
nationalities and ethnic groups
Pakistan
Pakistan - epidemiology
patients
PEG-interferon
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Polyethylene Glycols - adverse effects
Polyethylene Glycols - therapeutic use
Prognosis
Recombinant Proteins
regression analysis
Ribavirin - adverse effects
Ribavirin - therapeutic use
ribonucleosides
RNA
RVR
SVR
therapeutics
Treatment Outcome
viral load
viruses
Young Adult
title Evaluation of prognostic factors for Peg Interferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin treatment on HCV infected patients in Pakistan
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